Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of nevada in the western Unites States, 83 miles (133 km) north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield. The base's primary purpose is to support development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems.The base lies within the United States Air Force's vast Nevada Test and Training Range.Although the facilities at the range are managed by the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, the Groom facility appears to be run as an adjunct of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, around 186 miles (300 km) southwest of Groom, and as such the base is known as Air Force Flight Test Center (Detachment 3).

Though the name Area 51 is used in official CIA documentation, other names used for the facility include Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake, and most recently Homey Airport. The area is part of the Nellis Military Operations Area, and the restricted airspace around the field is referred to as (R-4808N), known by the military pilots in the area as "The Box" or "the Container".

The intense secrecy surrounding the base, the very existence of which the U.S. government barely acknowledges, has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component to unidentified flying object (UFO) folklore.

Here are the amazing aircraft of Area 51, listed in chronological order:

• U-2 Spyplane: The first plane of Area 51. It was used to spy on the Russians before it was shot down in 1960.
• Suntan: A plane powered by a liquid hydrogen engine, which could have been used to create the Aurora.
• SR-71: The fastest plane in the world, not counting the X-33 (which isn't really a plane)
• Soviet Aircraft: While not "Area 51" aircraft, the MiG 1.42 and the T-60S are the best fighter and bomber in the world.
• Tacit Blue: This plane is the first to incorporate new stealth technology. Because of its stealth, it looks really strange. See it for yourself!
• F-117: It's so stealthy, it has a radar cross-section the size of a marble.
• Black Manta: We don't know if it exists or not, but it's rumored to be even stealthier than the F-117A.
• Aurora: We don't know if it exists, but it is rumored to go from speeds of Mach 6 to Mach 20.
• Brilliant Buzzard: A very large plane that can actually launch smaller aircraft.
• Stealth Cruise Missile:
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• X-33: A real plane-that-is-sort-of-a-space-shuttle that can go up to speeds of Mach 13!
• F-22: This plane is a good combination of stealth and manuvurability which makes it as stealthy as the F-117A but more manuverable.
• Switchblade: A plane with a swing-wing design, which allows it to go up to speeds of Mach 3, maneuver very well, and drop bombs.