CIA acknowledges Area 51 in declassified documents

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The CIA is acknowledging the existence of Area 51 in newly declassified documents.

George Washington University's National Security Archive obtained a CIA history of the U-2 spy plane program through a public records request and released it Thursday.

National Security Archive senior fellow Jeffrey Richelson reviewed the history in 2002, but all mentions of Area 51 had been redacted.

Richelson says he requested the history again in 2005 and received a version a few weeks ago with mentions of Area 51 restored.

Officials have already acknowledged in passing the existence of the facility in central Nevada where the government is believed to test intelligence tools and weapons.

Richelson believes the new document shows the CIA is becoming less secretive about Area 51's existence, if not about what goes on there.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20130816/CIA.acknowledges.Area.51/

[Pooky 3,838]

Well, it's a bit big to hide, isn't it?

[Darnell 8,479]

I'm a fan of intelligence tool testing..

Edited August 17, 2013 by Darnell

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

It is the US's probably most famous kept well known secret. There is a suggestion that some of the UFO stories were intentionally planted as cover stories for the developing stealth technology, but since Desert Storm, stealth worked, as was seen on CNN. Now if we could only find out what sort of Skunk Works project is behind the Chupacabra, and also all those strange sightings in the King City Triangle late at night.

Edited August 17, 2013 by The Patriot