Aurora (aircraft)
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Aurora is a rumored mid-1980s American reconnaissance aircraft. There is no substantial evidence that it was ever built or flown and it has been termed a myth.
An artist's conception of the Aurora aircraft (Janes conception, appearing in Jane's ATF: Advanced Tactical Fighters)
Artist's rendering of the Aurora from various angles
Artist's rendering of the Aurora from behind
Area 51
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Area 51 is a highly classified United States Air Force facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range in southern Nevada, 83 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas.
Aurora (aircraft)
…legend. In February 1994, a former resident of Rachel, Nevada, and Area 51 enthusiast, Chuck Clark, claimed to have filmed the Aurora taking off from the Groom Lake facility. In the David Darlington book Area 51: The Dreamland Chronicles, he said: I even saw the Aurora take off one night – or an aircraft that matched the…
Area 51 viewed from distant Tikaboo Peak
"The Ranch" with U-2 flight line ca. 1957
A 1966 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) diagram of Area 51, found in an untitled, declassified paper, showing the runway overrun for OXCART (Lockheed A-12) and the turnaround areas (CIA / CREST RDP90b00184r000100040001-4)
An A-12 (60-6924) takes off from Groom Lake during one of the first test flights, piloted by Louis Schalk, 26 April 1962.