Is Area 52 the New Area 51? UFO & ALIEN TECHNOLOGY SECRETS PART 2 (APRIL 2011)
Tonopah Test Range (
TTR), also known as
Area 52,[1] is a restricted military installation located about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of
Tonopah, Nevada. It is part of the northern fringe of the Nellis
Range, measuring 625 sq mi (1,620 km2). Tonopah Test Range is located about 70 miles (
110 km) northwest of
Groom Dry Lake, home of the
Area 51 facility. Like the
Groom Lake facility, Tonopah is a site of interest to conspiracy theorists, mostly for its use of experimental and classified aircraft. As such, it is not the focus of alien enthusiasts, unlike its neighbor. It is currently used for nuclear weapons stockpile reliability testing, research and development of fusing and firing systems, and testing nuclear weapon delivery systems.[2] The airspace comprises restricted area R-4809 of the
Nevada Test and Training Range and is often used for military training.
The Tonopah Test Range is owned by the
United States Department of Energy and is managed by
Sandia National Laboratories, a division of Lockheed-Martin, which operates the Tonopah Test Range under an
Air Force permit with the
National Nuclear Security Administration.[2] The range is part of the
Great Basin Desert and lies mostly within the
Cactus Flat valley, consisting of horst and graben geology.[2] It is flanked by the
Cactus Range hills to the west and the
Kawich Range to the east, which is home of Silverbow, one of the largest mining ghost towns in
Nevada. The vegetation consists mostly of black sagebrush and creosote bush. It holds a sizable wild horse and burro population, closely monitored by the
Bureau of Land Management.
Common denizens of the TTR include the gray fox, pronghorn, coyote, and mule deer, along with the native birds sage thrasher, sage grouse, and sage sparrow.
"Area 52" has been featured in television news casts, such as presented by
Las Vegas Channel 8 News.[10] Area 52 has also been featured on
The History Channel's
UFO Hunters.[11] In both of these presentations Area 52 is speculated to facilitate the use of highly advanced aircraft technology including craft such as flying saucers or UFOs
. In the television series
Stargate SG-1, Area 52 is actually the code designation for
Stargate Command in the US treasury. In an episode of
Total Drama World Tour, Area 52 is visited right before the contestants get to Area 51. In the
Warner Bros movie
Looney Tunes Back in Action DJ
Drake,
Bugs Bunny,
Daffy Duck and
Kate Houghton visit a secret military base in The Nevada
Desert, used mainly as a storage for extraterrestrial lifeforms and technology and government secrets , called Area 52. The base in the movie was the "real" Area 51, and the name Area 51 was only a cover for Area 52.