GROOM-LAKE-AREA-51 · ACTIVE

Area 51 (Groom Lake)

US · Nevada · 37.2350°N 115.8111°W · OPENED 1955

CONFIRMED · OFFICIAL OPERATOR · USAF

United States Air Force test range located on the southern shore of Groom Lake, Nevada. Officially acknowledged by the CIA in 2013. Operating site for OXCART (1962 to 1968), Have Blue (1977 to 1979), and the F-117 Senior Trend program (1981 to 1992).