1 Aug 1955: 1st unofficial flight of U-2. Test pilot inadvertently went airborne for a few moments during high-speed-taxi test at #Area51.
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#Area51 is part of the Nevada Test & Training Range at Groom Lake in the desert of western Nevada.pic.twitter.com/jTckGttoZI
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Much of the U-2 testing took place at
#Area51, aka Watertown. U-2’s first official test flight happened 4 Aug 1955.pic.twitter.com/aXWeSHq8Ou
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#Area51 was chosen by U-2’s Development Projects Staff because the U-2 could be tested safely & secretly there.pic.twitter.com/OHLyyBTAeV
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#Area51 was not part of Nevada Proving Ground, U-2 staff asked it be added & deal approved by President Eisenhower.pic.twitter.com/d8nxqONEko
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To make
#Area51 more attractive to pilots & workers@LockheedMartin’s Kelly Johnson, called it “Paradise Ranch.”pic.twitter.com/NxotXYJD85
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#Area51 was also called “Watertown” because runoff from surrounding mountains would flood dry lakebed of Groom Lake.pic.twitter.com/Cgfj0zi7Zi
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This video was made for families of people working on the U-2 to explain workers long absences from home.
#Area51https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQnBJrj_-l8&list=PLb9QRVXYyLdoZ5COFtYF6TvIWa8jA-qG1&index=6 … - 1 more reply
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@CIA No accident. Sweet pea.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cia Mr Mulder will be in touch shortly.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Stormtrooper_Ar@CIA I think the secret archives with more than 50 years can be opened now, but not everything is revealed
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@CIA@JackDidinger Didn't they just move#Area51 over too New Mexico only just a few short years ago?? -
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@JackDidinger@CIA Not even ,,, he's not soposed to know it even exists!
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