# Area 51: Is It More Secret Than Other Secrets?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-51-is-it-more-secret-than-other-secrets/241839>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 24, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-51-is-it-more-secret-than-other-secrets/241839 "2004-04-24T21:14:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-51-is-it-more-secret-than-other-secrets/241839/21 "2004-04-26T06:00:11Z")

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> [@Diceman](#):
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> A few years ago, I read a story where locals reported that activity around Area 51 had dropped to almost nothing. They speculated that the Air Force had finally shut down the “secret base” and moved the spy planes or stealth toilets or whatever they had there to some other base.

Probably about a few months after the spot spy sat came online and offered pictures to the masses. Most of it was supposedly underground , so only a few buildings would be seen , with an aircraft carrier style elavator to bring up the megafortresses and other associated cool airplanes

My guess for the new location is probably alaska, probably the only state left in the union ,that has the needed qualitys for the type of base.

Declan

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-51-is-it-more-secret-than-other-secrets/241839/22 "2004-04-26T06:20:43Z")

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> [@Futile Gesture](#):
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> Pshaw! Area 51 is old hat. It’s the public relations division of all secrets areas.
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> It’s Area 127 that’s the _really_ secret one.

Nah, as [Bugs Bunny knows,](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318155/) the real stuff is all at Area 52.

(The _real_ secret is all the giant pickle jars they use…)

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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-51-is-it-more-secret-than-other-secrets/241839/23 "2004-04-26T11:58:05Z")

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I’ve just got to ask, because I’ve heard this a couple times, including on some fairly reputable news sites (though I can’t find it on any of them now, of course. 😉 )

Any corroboration to the report that the U.S. president (whoever he is at the time) continually re-issues an executive order barring the press from the area 51 premises?? (Because, supposedly, such an order can only be effective for one full year, so needs to be repeated annually??)

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