Area 51 officially acknowledged

[Bay_Kat]

...mapped in newly released documents

(CNN) -- Area 51 has long been a topic of fascination for conspiracy theorists and paranormal enthusiasts, but newly released CIA documents officially acknowledge the site and suggest that the area served a far less remarkable purpose than many had supposed.

According to these reports, which include a map of the base's location in Nevada, Area 51 was merely a testing site for the government's U-2 and OXCART aerial surveillance programs. The U-2 program conducted surveillance around the world, including over the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Area 51, about 125 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is synonymous in popular culture with government secrecy, and many have theorized that it holds the answer to one of the greatest questions plaguing mankind: Are we really alone in the universe?

This information will be disappointing to some, who have come to view the area has been a Mecca of sorts for alien encounters.

Area 51 officially acknowledged by CIA - CNN.com

Oh, booo, they took all the fun out of it.

 

[stgislander]

According to these reports, which include a map of the base's location in Nevada, Area 51 was merely a testing site for the government's U-2 and OXCART aerial surveillance programs. The U-2 program conducted surveillance around the world, including over the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

But that's what the government wants you to think.

 

[Bay_Kat]

But that's what the government wants you to think.

Of course it is.

 

[czygvtwkr]

I thought they officially acknowledged it way back in the 90's when sat imagery was becoming common place.

 

[bcp]

But that's what the government wants you to think.

It might hold the answers to obamas heritage