Area51
...AREA 51 is located in the northeastern corner of a vast, desolate
stretch of land known as the Nevada Test Site (a large portion of which
includes the Nellis Air Force Test Range) but has practically nothing to do
with underground nuclear testing. It is located approximately 125 miles
north-northwest of Las Vegas and consists of Groom Lake and the Papoose
Lake Complexes. The presently expanding eastern portion of the latter
complexes is known as the S-4 site.
"This entire area is under the strictest control of Airspace R-4808N (with
unlimited 'ceiling'), prohibiting any entry therein of air traffic,
civilian or military, unless special clearance for such entry is secured
well in advance. By land, the area is meticulously patrolled 24-hours a day
by several tiers of external security even through it is conveniently
covered by the... Jumbled Hills (north of the Papoose Lake area), making it
virtually impossible for anyone to see the facilities without first
climbing atop the hills of the rugged mountain range which became
off-limits to the public since 1985.
"The main external perimeter security is now being handled by Wackenhut
Special Securities Division, part of the operations of Wackenhut
Corporation, a worldwide semi-private security firm based in Coral Gables,
Florida which has an exclusive contract with the U.S. Department of Energy
and handles not only the perimeter security at the Nevada Test Site but
also at many other secret facilities and sensitive installations throughout
the U.S., and U.S. interests worldwide, including ground-level perimeters
for several large underground facilities in and around Edwards Air Force
Base in Southern California.
"It is also important to mention that dozens of unmanned, miniature-sized
remote-controlled automatic security vehicles constantly patrol the
immediate perimeters of the S-4 Site, located around (and presently
expanding particularly towards the eastern portion of) Papoose Lake. These
automatic, miniature- sized four-wheel vehicles have been produced by
Sandia Laboratories of Albuquerque, New Mexico exclusively for the
Department of Energy.
"The first line of exterior security forces (dressed in military- type
camouflage uniforms but with no insignia of any kind whatsoever) consists
of the GP patrols (the 'Groom Proper' patrols, in Bronco-type four-wheel
drive vehicles) who sometimes drive around at night with their lights off
on various country dirt roads adjacent to the outer demilitarized zone,
intimidating any civilian vehicle that tries to enter those access roads
(off of Highway 375) located on public land. The GP patrols themselves
(part of Wackenhut Special Securities Division), however, are strictly
ordered to avoid any direct contact with civilians. They are only
instructed to radio the Lincoln County Sheriff immediately should anyone be
spotted driving on any of those dirt roads. The most common radio frequency
used between Security Control and Lincoln County Sheriff's patrols is
138.306 MHZ.
"Moreover, it is our understanding, based on information provided by a
highly reliable source connected to a special U.S. Navy SEAL operations
center, that the mailbox area is constantly being monitored by
high-powered, state-of-the-art, infra-red telescopes set up at a facility
known as Security Control high atop Bald Mountain (10 miles west of the
area), the highest peak in the Groom Mountain Range.
...AREA 51 is located in the northeastern corner of a vast, desolate
stretch of land known as the Nevada Test Site (a large portion of which
includes the Nellis Air Force Test Range) but has practically nothing to do
with underground nuclear testing. It is located approximately 125 miles
north-northwest of Las Vegas and consists of Groom Lake and the Papoose
Lake Complexes. The presently expanding eastern portion of the latter
complexes is known as the S-4 site.
"This entire area is under the strictest control of Airspace R-4808N (with unlimited 'ceiling'), prohibiting any entry therein of air traffic, civilian or military, unless special clearance for such entry is secured well in advance. By land, the area is meticulously patrolled 24-hours a day by several tiers of external security even through it is conveniently covered by the... Jumbled Hills (north of the Papoose Lake area), making it virtually impossible for anyone to see the facilities without first climbing atop the hills of the rugged mountain range which became off-limits to the public since 1985.
"The main external perimeter security is now being handled by Wackenhut Special Securities Division, part of the operations of Wackenhut Corporation, a worldwide semi-private security firm based in Coral Gables, Florida which has an exclusive contract with the U.S. Department of Energy and handles not only the perimeter security at the Nevada Test Site but also at many other secret facilities and sensitive installations throughout the U.S., and U.S. interests worldwide, including ground-level perimeters for several large underground facilities in and around Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.
"It is also important to mention that dozens of unmanned, miniature-sized remote-controlled automatic security vehicles constantly patrol the immediate perimeters of the S-4 Site, located around (and presently expanding particularly towards the eastern portion of) Papoose Lake. These automatic, miniature- sized four-wheel vehicles have been produced by Sandia Laboratories of Albuquerque, New Mexico exclusively for the Department of Energy.
"This entire area is under the strictest control of Airspace R-4808N (with unlimited 'ceiling'), prohibiting any entry therein of air traffic, civilian or military, unless special clearance for such entry is secured well in advance. By land, the area is meticulously patrolled 24-hours a day by several tiers of external security even through it is conveniently covered by the... Jumbled Hills (north of the Papoose Lake area), making it virtually impossible for anyone to see the facilities without first climbing atop the hills of the rugged mountain range which became off-limits to the public since 1985.
"The main external perimeter security is now being handled by Wackenhut Special Securities Division, part of the operations of Wackenhut Corporation, a worldwide semi-private security firm based in Coral Gables, Florida which has an exclusive contract with the U.S. Department of Energy and handles not only the perimeter security at the Nevada Test Site but also at many other secret facilities and sensitive installations throughout the U.S., and U.S. interests worldwide, including ground-level perimeters for several large underground facilities in and around Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.
"It is also important to mention that dozens of unmanned, miniature-sized remote-controlled automatic security vehicles constantly patrol the immediate perimeters of the S-4 Site, located around (and presently expanding particularly towards the eastern portion of) Papoose Lake. These automatic, miniature- sized four-wheel vehicles have been produced by Sandia Laboratories of Albuquerque, New Mexico exclusively for the Department of Energy.
"The first line of exterior security forces (dressed in military- type
camouflage uniforms but with no insignia of any kind whatsoever) consists
of the GP patrols (the 'Groom Proper' patrols, in Bronco-type four-wheel
drive vehicles) who sometimes drive around at night with their lights off
on various country dirt roads adjacent to the outer demilitarized zone,
intimidating any civilian vehicle that tries to enter those access roads
(off of Highway 375) located on public land. The GP patrols themselves
(part of Wackenhut Special Securities Division), however, are strictly
ordered to avoid any direct contact with civilians. They are only
instructed to radio the Lincoln County Sheriff immediately should anyone be
spotted driving on any of those dirt roads. The most common radio frequency
used between Security Control and Lincoln County Sheriff's patrols is
138.306 MHZ.
"Moreover, it is our understanding, based on information provided by a
highly reliable source connected to a special U.S. Navy SEAL operations
center, that the mailbox area is constantly being monitored by
high-powered, state-of-the-art, infra-red telescopes set up at a facility
known as Security Control high atop Bald Mountain (10 miles west of the
area), the highest peak in the Groom Mountain Range.
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