What Is Area 51?
"Area 51" is a block of government land about 95 miles north of Las Vegas.It is
surrounded by the Nevada Test Site and the Nellis Air Force Range.The name "Area 51"
supposedly came from a designation appearing on an old map of the Nevada Test Site.
Inside Area 51 is a large Air Force base, near the shore of Groom Dry Lake,that the
government does not publicly acknowledge.The airspace around the base is off-limits
even to most military pilots and is referred to on aviation frequencies as "Dreamland.