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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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Area 51 isn't anything special. It's a testing facility for experimental aircraft. It's where planes like the U-2 spyplane and the Sr71 blackbird where built and tested.
Its openly visible on google maps. Try looking at some well known AFB's and see how much of the map shows up.

What's cool about area 51 is that you can definitely tell there are hangers in the mountains... watch as roads suddenly end.
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...8&t=h&z=9&om=0 read the name
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Mangled03gmc
Was just tooling around on google map and found this place, looks abanded to me, anybody elese ever seen it or heard about it????? Infact there are a few out there that are abandend.. Crazy

http://maps.google.com/maps?client=f...l&hl=en&tab=wl search johnston atoll

Interesting read http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/fa...ston_atoll.htm

John
wow who knew
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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it is just a shell game.
watch the right hand so you dont see what the left hand is doing.
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by PappyDan
it is just a shell game.
watch the right hand so you dont see what the left hand is doing.
wrong thread?
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by wastedrubber
wrong thread?
No what he is saying is that its Misdirection... Put everyones focus in one area then do what you want somewhere else...
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=...1000&encType=1
Here is a better view.
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 03sierraslt
No what he is saying is that its Misdirection... Put everyones focus in one area then do what you want somewhere else...
sorry i needed it spelled out, had a few adult pops before i read it...
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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Excuse my ignorance. But what is the boomerang looking island supposed to be. I guess I just have no idea what we are looking at.
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by COLDZ71
Excuse my ignorance. But what is the boomerang looking island supposed to be. I guess I just have no idea what we are looking at.
Are you talking about the one that comes up when you search for Johnston Atoll?
Try clicking the 2nd link on post 1 that says interesting read.

google maps has it photoshopped to be dark and limited your ability to zoom over that island. that link will explain what your looking at.
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