Featured in AREA 51BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareThe Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 FightersThe demise of the Soviet Union provided the Pentagon with a windfall in the shape of then-modern MiG-29 Fulcrums from Moldova. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareBYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 21, 2022ShareBondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy SkinVeteran Northrop engineer recollects his time on the top-secret Tacit Blue program, including some of its oddest quirks. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 21, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2022ShareMysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image (Updated)A delta-shaped tailless fighter-sized aircraft that looks like nothing we’ve seen before calls the secretive base home. BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2022ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 1, 2021ShareSecret RQ-180 Stealthy Unmanned Spy Plane Spotted Over Area 51This was the third photographic encounter with the mysterious RQ-180 flying wing drone, leaving little doubt as to its existence. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 1, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 11, 2021ShareMysterious High-Altitude Airspace Closure Appears Alongside Nellis Range ComplexThe odd altitude reservation could be used to bridge two huge range complexes together for the movement of secret aircraft, among other possibilities. BYTyler RogowayAug 11, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareNew Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program ManagerNorthrop’s “Whale” stealth battlefield surveillance jet was revolutionary. Now we get a better look into the program from someone who was there. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021ShareMysterious High-Altitude Flight Corridor Was Opened Up Between Area 51 And The PacificThe restricted strip of airspace bridged the Nevada Test and Training Range with the Pacific Ocean during a few-hour window last Saturday evening. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021ShareBYSarah Scoles—Popular ScienceJan 5, 2021ShareAn A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crashed Near Area 51 In 1967. This Is How One Explorer Found It.Some people hunt for buried gold, a small number of others hunt for bits of titanium laced with aerospace history. BYSarah Scoles—Popular ScienceJan 5, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021ShareLet’s Talk About This Intriguing Object Seen In The Scoot-And-Hide Hangar At Area 51A recent photo taken of Groom Lake by a private pilot shows what appears to be a dagger-shaped object in one of the facility’s aircraft shelters. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareArea 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm FutureThe Air Force is accelerating its advanced combat drone development efforts and the facility’s unique attributes seem perfect for supporting them. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It IsLike the future of air combat in general, there are lots of misconceptions about the secret technology demonstrator and the program it belongs to. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareSecretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In SeptemberThe remote and highly secure facility hosted a group of peculiar visitors late last September. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020ShareIs This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past?There’s a long and colorful trail of circumstantial evidence, rumor, historical context, and patent info that points to such an aircraft existing. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAir Force Aggressor Squadron Has A Surprising Secondary MissionDuring a national emergency an airliner pilot may get a special surprise when a camouflaged F-16 with foreign-like markings shows up on their wing. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareWhat’s The Deal With Lockheed’s Gabbing About The Secretive Hypersonic SR-72?Could the exotic and shadowy jet concept be much further along in development than Lockheed is letting on? BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareFamily Demands To Know How A 200-Pound Antique Anvil Disappeared From Area 51Area 51 is not only associated directly with aircraft that can disappear, but now also with mysteriously disappearing blacksmithing hardware. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share12
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareThe Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 FightersThe demise of the Soviet Union provided the Pentagon with a windfall in the shape of then-modern MiG-29 Fulcrums from Moldova. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022Share
BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 21, 2022ShareBondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy SkinVeteran Northrop engineer recollects his time on the top-secret Tacit Blue program, including some of its oddest quirks. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 21, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2022ShareMysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image (Updated)A delta-shaped tailless fighter-sized aircraft that looks like nothing we’ve seen before calls the secretive base home. BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2022Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 1, 2021ShareSecret RQ-180 Stealthy Unmanned Spy Plane Spotted Over Area 51This was the third photographic encounter with the mysterious RQ-180 flying wing drone, leaving little doubt as to its existence. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 1, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 11, 2021ShareMysterious High-Altitude Airspace Closure Appears Alongside Nellis Range ComplexThe odd altitude reservation could be used to bridge two huge range complexes together for the movement of secret aircraft, among other possibilities. BYTyler RogowayAug 11, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareNew Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program ManagerNorthrop’s “Whale” stealth battlefield surveillance jet was revolutionary. Now we get a better look into the program from someone who was there. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021ShareMysterious High-Altitude Flight Corridor Was Opened Up Between Area 51 And The PacificThe restricted strip of airspace bridged the Nevada Test and Training Range with the Pacific Ocean during a few-hour window last Saturday evening. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 16, 2021Share
BYSarah Scoles—Popular ScienceJan 5, 2021ShareAn A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crashed Near Area 51 In 1967. This Is How One Explorer Found It.Some people hunt for buried gold, a small number of others hunt for bits of titanium laced with aerospace history. BYSarah Scoles—Popular ScienceJan 5, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021ShareLet’s Talk About This Intriguing Object Seen In The Scoot-And-Hide Hangar At Area 51A recent photo taken of Groom Lake by a private pilot shows what appears to be a dagger-shaped object in one of the facility’s aircraft shelters. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareArea 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm FutureThe Air Force is accelerating its advanced combat drone development efforts and the facility’s unique attributes seem perfect for supporting them. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It IsLike the future of air combat in general, there are lots of misconceptions about the secret technology demonstrator and the program it belongs to. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareSecretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In SeptemberThe remote and highly secure facility hosted a group of peculiar visitors late last September. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020ShareIs This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past?There’s a long and colorful trail of circumstantial evidence, rumor, historical context, and patent info that points to such an aircraft existing. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAir Force Aggressor Squadron Has A Surprising Secondary MissionDuring a national emergency an airliner pilot may get a special surprise when a camouflaged F-16 with foreign-like markings shows up on their wing. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareWhat’s The Deal With Lockheed’s Gabbing About The Secretive Hypersonic SR-72?Could the exotic and shadowy jet concept be much further along in development than Lockheed is letting on? BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareFamily Demands To Know How A 200-Pound Antique Anvil Disappeared From Area 51Area 51 is not only associated directly with aircraft that can disappear, but now also with mysteriously disappearing blacksmithing hardware. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
