Great Fly-By photo of Area 51, Papoose, and Yucca Dry Lake

This has been on a few sites for a few days. It really is an interesting shot. From what I can tell these shots were taken from an airplane just outside the restricted area over the Nellis Range. The flight might have been the Phoenix, Arizona to Oakland, California on US Airways. The photos are really great quality for shooting out of the window of a commercial airliner. Enjoy!

Fly-by photo

Groom Fest 2010

This should be a lot of fun. A public hike of Tikaboo Peak with Glenn Campbell.

Groom Fest 2010

Groom Lake Photos -July 2010

These photos were taken this July by one of the top Area 51 researchers. He is the webmaster at www.lazygranch.com His photos are top notch. These recent photos are the best and most detailed I have ever seen of Area 51. The photos are from Tikaboo Peak. Visit his site and this link. You will not be disappointed!!!

Groom Lake Photos

Click above to view the photos in an Area 51 discussion forum!

Air Force Rescue Helicopter

I was driving home from work this afternoon and notice the above Air Force rescue helicopter on the landing pad a Centennial Hills Hospital. It was on the pad used by the commercial emergency helicopters. I hate it when I see one of those helicopters land because it is usually not "good" for the patient. I was wondering who they dropped off? I wonder if it was a civilian or military member that was dropped off. I saw the helicopter leave and fly in a direct line towards Creech Air Force Base. It could have gone to any location on the range near Creech AFB or the Nevada Test Site. This made me think about where somebody is taken with severe injuries on the Nellis Range, Creech AFB, Nevada Test Site or even Area 51. I figured most would go to Nellis, but I am not sure what level trauma they have there. I would have thought that if somebody was going to airlifted to a hospital in Las Vegas they would have gone to UMC. I know UMC is the highest level trauma center in Nevada (I believe). Centennial Hills is definitely the closest hospital by air from the west side of the Nellis Range. Any thoughts about who might have been airlifted this afternoon and where would the seriously injured on the Nellis Range, Creech, or Area 51 be taken? Sorry for the quality of the photo. It was taken out of my car window in traffic. It definitely said Rescue and Air Force on the tail.

"Dummy" SCUD missile at Creech AFB

I was driving past Creech AFB in Indian Springs when I noticed this huge "dummy" SCUD missile and launcher parked near the fence. I am sure they have many targets for the UAV pilots to practice with. It also made me wonder how many of the Commies used fake equipment during those huge Military parades!

Mach 6 X-51 WaveRider.

19 C-17's recover at Nellis during MAFEX Mass Recovery

Stealth Blimp?

This photo was emailed to a very credible Area 51 researcher. I can't make heads or tails out of the photo. There is just so much that people can do with photos to fake them. Has anybody seen this photo before? It was said to have been taken here: " Allegedly taken near Tybo. Comms on 257.95 to Silverblimp tower". That last sentence was included in the email. Any thoughts???

All the JANETS at the terminal!

Very strange. I drove by the JANET terminal yesterday at about 12:30 in the afternoon. All the JANET 737's were at the terminal. That was very odd. Recently they have been extremely busy. Various Area 51 researchers have noticed on Flightware and other programs that there have not been the usual scheduled flights the past day or so. It appears to coincide with the extreme wind and gusts we are having here locally. They are expecting gusts of up to 80-100 mph around the various ranges. I know Reno had gusts of 100 mph yesterday. I just wonder if with the desert heat/wind etc. if they thought it would just be prudent to hold off on the normal schedule until tomorrow when the wind is to die down. I guess we will know if the flights resume tomorrow. Just a thought!

As busy as ever!

One nice thing about being a teacher is our vacation time. This morning I decided to take a quick drive down to the JANET terminal to check things out. It was as busy as ever. Almost every parking space was filled. All but one of the planes was gone and that one left shortly after I arrived. It was amazing to see how many cars and trucks were parked in the lot. There should be no question that Area 51, TTR, North Edwards, and wherever else those JANET planes go, are just as busy as before if not even more busy! Without question!!!

New Construction At Back Gate near Rachel

I went for a little pre-Easter visit to see if the Easter Bunny had left any eggs for the "Cammo Dudes" and found a little construction going on at the back gate near Rachel. I haven't been there for about a month so I am not sure what is going on. About 1/8 of a mile before the back gate there is a large staging area for equipment. It is perfectly rectangular with a entrance and an exit. It looks to be able to hold quite a bit of material or equipment. There was nothing in there today. The guard shack has quite a bit of gravel to the right of the shack. At first I thought maybe they were putting up some new type of berm. I am not sure if it is going to be used for filling in the road and spraying the asphalt over it like they did on GLR. I guess it could be used for some type of building construction. I am leaning towards putting down a layer of gravel and then asphalt spraying it like they did on GLR. I am left wondering why it was put there and not in the cleared out area. Any thoughts?

While driving past Creech AFB...

It was interesting to see this while driving past Creech AFB this afternoon. It was about 2:35 in the afternoon. I didn't see or hear anything flying near the smoke. I am not really sure what it was. For those who don't know, Creech AFB is located in Indian Springs, Nevada. It is the base where most of the drones are controlled from. There are many training areas near here for the drones and pilots. This photo was taken about one mile from Creech AFB. Any thoughts?

"Black World" military unit patches

I have tried to buy online (mostly ebay) reproductions of original "black world" patches from various military units. Some of the patches represent projects that were test flown at Area 51, such as The Bird of Prey. Others are believed to be from Area 51 or the TTR, and some are from other secret units. The patches are on many clothing and other novelty items for sell in my Cafepress store. My profit is not much, so the prices are kept as low as possible. I am hoping to sell enough to cover the cost of the running the website. Thanks and happy shopping!

Click the following link and scroll to the bottom of the page to see examples.
The Paradise Ranch

Driving Past Creech AFB

I noticed this jet near one of the runways at Creech AFB. This is the base that is about 60 minutes from Las Vegas. This is where the AFB tests, does maintenance, and controls many of the drones seeing action overseas. This jet looked odd. I am wondering if it is some type of "dummy" to help with the training of the drone pilots?

As a follow up it does appear to be a SU 27 decoy that the USAF uses to train with the drones. It is a stationary target that the drones use to photograph.

Photographic proof Aliens live at Area 51

Well maybe not really aliens but this track was at the Rachel gate this afternoon. The snow was incredible. about a 1-2 feet everywhere. Coyote Summit was a little rough. They have not plowed it yet. Rachel is without power. The Little A Le Inn is running off a generator. We had to walk the last 500 feet to the GLR warning signs. I will send some pics. and a trip report this evening. This post is for your insight. For the last few visits (6-7 visits) something regularly has been happening. When anybody shows up at the signs on GLR the new cammo dude truck is awaiting as usual. The white jeep has been joining him and then the new trucks leaves immediately and goes to the shack, I presume. I was with my family this morning and a friend and noticed this happened again. The friend said, "I bet they are going to monitor something at the shack". That all of a sudden makes sense. Do you guys think they are now monitoring friendly visitors back at the shack with some new equipment? One watches on the hill, what does the other "cammo dude" leave for and what does he do at the shack? We were also lucky enough to get a "buzz" by an F-16 while down at the GLR signs. It came so fast and low, I didn't have time to get the camera on it and then it was gone. Pretty cool day! The kids left an alien snowman for the "cammo dudes".

PS. What the heck animal left that track at the back gate?

Uncomfortable standoff!

It was sort of funny, but I wimped out in the end. As I arrived at the Rachel Gate, a white semi with government plates showed up at the same time. I pulled way to the side of the road with plenty of room for the semi to pass by but he didn't move. He stayed right where he is in the picture. The guard opened the door and closed it quickly. The truck just stayed there. I thought maybe he wasn't moving because I had my camera out, so I put it away. He still didn't move. A few minutes passed and there was no movement. Some more minutes passed and still no movement. I started feeling a little uncomfortable at this point. I go out there quite a bit and have never had a problem with the security and didn't want any issue this time. I waited a few more minutes and then finally decided to leave. The semi won! He waited for me to be plenty far away and left. He headed down a different road than I was on. He cut through Rachel and went out towards Warm Springs. I was waiting for him at the entrance to the back gate road before you get to Rachel, so I didn't get any other pictures of him. He appeared to be just your usual semi, but he definitely didn't want any more photos taken. Everything else was quiet as usual around the perimeter today!

New Security Truck in Action

Here is the new "cammo dude" truck in action behind the warning signs. I wonder why that truck has the deep water fording exhaust?

New and Old security vehicles

I wonder who gets to drive the old jeep? Here is a photo of the new Ford 2010 Super Duty 4x4. The photo was taken on 1-6-10.

Engine Thrust Noise at Area 51

I ran out to the perimeter of Area 51 just to see what was going on.
Usually there is not much action on our side. Now the interesting
part, we both heard this strange noise. I have been to the GLR warning
signs at least 40-45 times and never heard anything like this before.
It sounded like a rumble just past the first set of hills. I thought
it sounded like a hot air balloon when they pull the cord to fill it.
It sounded like engine thrusting but there was nothing in the sky. It
would last 12-15 seconds at a burst and then stop suddenly. This
happened at least 3-4 times. Is it possible to hear engine thrust
testing from Groom at the GLR warning signs. To me it seems way too
far. I was able to capture this sound twice on my digital camera. The
video quality sucks! The loudest sound is my camera. If you
concentrate on the background sound you will hear the rumble. It was
quite noticeable at the GLR. Everybody heard it and questioned what it
was. If you watch the video a few times you can hear the sound.
Any thoughts???

New Paved Groom Lake Road

I took a wonderful couple from England on a tour this past Wednesday (12-30-09). There were quite a few more cars in the parking lot at the Sheriff's Annex in Alamo. I counted 14 cars and trucks where the Area 51 workers park to catch the bus. Once we got to the Groom Lake Road warning signs, it was easy to see they had newly paved the part of Groom Lake Road past the signs. We witnessed the "cammo dudes" speeding down "cammo hill" and turning onto the newly paved road towards the guardshack. Everything else on the tour was the same as usual. The weather continues to offer beautiful sights with all the fresh snow! This is definitely my favorite time to visit the area.

Area 51 Winter Wonderland

I took some friends out to Area 51 to check things out. I hadn't been
there in about three weeks. The snow was beautiful. We went to the
back gate out of Rachel and I noticed the snow was really torn up on
the road. It looked as if quite a few trucks had been on the road. Out
in front of the Little A Le Inn were several dirt haulers. East of the
Little A Le Inn were two mounds of dirt. Two different types of dirt
and a few front end loaders there. Before you get to Rachel the is a
new gravel pit that is really active. Mounds of dirt everywhere. I
local resident of Rachel told me that this all showed up about two
weeks ago and they are hauling dirt all day long through the back gate
at Rachel. I asked it was due to them fixing the nearby roads and they
said no the dirt is going to Area 51 and nobody knows why. Any info
from anybody else? I took pictures of the trucks, two different piles
of dirt, and the dirt pit. I am wondering if the person in Rachel I
spoke with was correct. Is the dirt heading to Area 51?

Photo of dirt West of Little A Le Inn
http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo10/desertshadow/Trip%20Report%20...

Photo of trucks parked across from Little A Le Inn
http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo10/desertshadow/Trip%20Report%20...

Photo of dirt pit before you enter Rachel
http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo10/desertshadow/Trip%20Report%20...

Any thoughts?

Plan to ship wild horses back East -Hell No!

This plan sucks! I spend a lot of time in Eastern and Central Nevada
and hate the thought of the gov. sending these wild horses East. There
seems like plenty of land and food available. It seems more like the
gov. is trying to get them off the land for the ranchers. Nothing is
more beautiful then the wild horses out near the Range.

Photo was taken about 35 minutes from Area 51!

Link to the article
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091207/ap_on_re_us/us_wild_horses

Busy Saturday and Beautiful Wild Horses!

We needed to take a family trip out to our favorite part of Nevada. We headed out to Eastern Nevada after a long week at work. Our plans were to visit Delamar Ghost town and Caliente. Having to drive through Alamo, we decided to take a look at the parking lot where the white bus parks on the weekend. The white bus takes workers to and from Area 51 during the weekdays. The usual sight was the amount of cars there on a Saturday morning. Normally, there are no cars parked there on the weekends. There were also cars parked at the ET HWY sign in Crystal Springs. This was very unusual. The bus appeared to be a different bus as well. I am wondering if the cars were due to construction going on at Groom Lake. Maybe they would work on certain projects during the weekend. I am not really sure, but it seems odd. Here is a photo of the busy lot (for a Saturday)
Alamo Sheriff's Annex

After taking a few photos in Alamo and Crystal Springs, we headed to Delamar Ghost Town and Caliente. The ghost town is approximately 15 miles down a dirt road from the highway. The first ten miles were ok, but the last part was way too rocky. I didn't want to chance slicing a tire on the sharp rocks out in the middle of nowhere. We made it to the Delamar Cemetery. I was really quite fascinating. Here is a link to some of the photos from this area:
Delamar Cemetery

The real treat was the journey back to the highway. We encountered two beautiful wild horses. They were suprised to see us and back away quickly, but we got some incredible shots with the old camera. Each time I see these beautiful creatures, I only hope Nevada and the BLM is doing everything they can to protect them.
Wild Horses

Here is a link to all the photos take during this wonderful Saturday getaway!
Delamar Photo Album

Nellis AFB Aviation Nation 2009

What a great airshow. My brother and dad came down from Fresno, California for the yearly airshow at Nellis. The lines were a little long to get in and the wait for a bus back to the parking lot after the show was long as well, but the Thunderbirds and other performers more than made up for the lines. It was cool to see the B-52 and her crew. I asked one of the crew members how he likes flying on the Nellis Range. He enjoys coming out there. He is stationed in Lousiana. Of course, I had to ask him about flying over Area 51 and the restricted airspace. He replied, "I have know idea about any of that". Good answer! Here is link to the other photos and a few videos I took of the Thunderbirds.

Nellis AFB Aviation Nation 2009

White Blazer Cammo Dude?

I took a great grandma and her grandson out to Area 51 for a tour. The two of them were from Virginia. I am sure walking around the "Strip" in Las Vegas Halloween night was an adventure. It probably was more of an adventure than heading out to Area 51. The two were really excited about the tour. They were amazed at the desolation of the desert in that area, but also appreciated the beauty of it. The tour included all of the typical stops and sights. The only thing out of the ordinary was the white Blazer that showed up to talk to the "cammo dudes" at the warning signs. I had never seen that Blazer before. All of the current "cammo dude" trucks are a brownish color that blends in very well with the surrounding desert. The white truck came up from behind and two "cammo dudes" jumped out and started talking to the other two dudes in the brown truck. The driver of the white Blazer sure had a nice hand gun strapped to his leg. I wonder what kind of a gun it was? I had a nice pair of binoculars on them to see what was up! After watching them talk for a while, we left the area and headed to the mailbox.

Red Flag Oct. 09

It sure has been a very busy Red Flag exercise out of Nellis. Each night there have been countless numbers of jets flying overhead out to the Nellis Range. I went to Nellis this Friday evening in hopes of taking some photos of the B1 Bombers that have been participating. Unfortunately the two B1's were already parked for the evening. I did manage to get at least one cool shot of a plane returning from exercises and landing at Nellis shortly before sunset.

Great Tours with a Canadian and two Aussies!

What an early day. The Paradise Ranch started at 5am and ended at 11:30pm. Sounds like a long day, and it was, but it was worth it. I did two tours on Saturday. The first tour started early in the morning. It was a beautiful sight to see the sun rising over the high desert on the way out to Area 51. The day ended with an evening tour to Area 51. The sunset over Area 51 was breath taking. Overall, they were great people and the day was a blast. The only new thing to report is the road maintenance on Groom Lake Road near the warning signs. They are also scraping the edges of the road near the "white mailbox".

Click to watch a video Trip Report of our tour!

Video Trip Report -Area 51 Tour 10/10/09

Here is a video trip report of our Area 51 Tour with a wonderful German couple. They were a great couple to share Area 51 with. The tour was Saturday October 10, 2009. Everything out at the perimeter of Area 51 seemed normal. The weather was great and we did a lot of shopping at the New Area 51 Research Center. The center is opened on the weekends from 10am to 6pm. They have some real funny Area 51 themed shirts and magnets.

Groom Lake Road in Rough Shape!

Rain Damaged Groom Lake Road, Trip Report 9-05-09

We decided to take a little trip to Eastern Nevada to get out of the heat. Our first stop was Alamo to check out what was parked at the Sheriff's Annex. It was the usual suspects, the white bus and one worker's truck. Everything in Alamo seemed the same as usual. The next stop would be Groom Lake Road. I figured we would head down to the warning signs and see what was "cooking". A few miles down GLR, it was real obvious the recent rain had caused quite a bit of damage to the road. The area was under severe flood warnings for two days and by the shape of the road it looked like they got quite a bit of rain. Much of the sides of the road have been washed out. I would say there is more damage to the right side of the road. In a few spots the water washed across the road causing some damage. Overall, I don't think the damage is more than what a tractor could fix in a few hours. I would watch out if the bus is traveling that road and it hasn't been fixed. Some parts are down to about a lane width! There was absolutely nobody down at the warning signs. I thought since it is a three day holiday, there would be some visitors. We got out and stretched for a few minutes and then headed to Rachel for an Alien Burger. The burger tasted great. There were only a few people in the Inn at the time we were there, but all the rooms were sold out and there were a few people camping in the back. There was one noticable absent resident since the recent Rachel Drug bust!

After leaving the Little A Le Inn, we headed to the back gate. Absolutely nothing going on there. The cheap motion detector was still attached to the fence and the security camera didn't even follow me when I go out to look around the area. Since there was nothing going on there we left after a few minutes.

The next stop was Pinoche. It was nice to get out of the heat of the Las Vegas Valley and spend some time in Eastern Nevada. Pinoche is a very old mining town and is the Lincoln County Government seat. It is where the Lincoln County Court House is located. This is the place you get to go if you really screw up at Area 51. They have a wonderful Labor Day Celebration. The kids enjoyed the games, rides and the cool night time parade down mainstreet.

New Area 51 Forum

Here is a link to a new Area 51 forum. It is for any person interested in Area 51. Feel free to stop in and add your "two cents" worth. Topics can range from the Aurora Hypersonic Jet, Bob Lazar, or any topic you might want to throw out!

Area 51 Secrets