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finger. Johnson gave it right back and Airport every morning bound for
Desert Trumpet
called angrily, “You, too.” Thus Article Tonopah and jobs related to Area 51. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
341 became known as the U2. Or so the They’re hired under a “chastity of the
Editor
story goes. Barbara Wolin
Behind the impenetrable cur-
Contributing Writers
tain of Groom Lake, Johnson and
Louis C. Kleber
LaVier developed the most success-
Jack Ryan
ful spy yet known. It remained a Tom Pfaendler
secret from the world (but not the H. Dan Wray
Kremlin) from 1955 to 1960 when
Publishers
a Russian missile brought a U2
Norm Kresge
down in the Ural Mountains (see
U2 Spy Plane Barbara Wolin
Desert Trumpet, February 2001). World
War III was narrowly averted and an as- eyes” agreement. That is, know your job
The Desert Trumpet is published monthly by
tonished world wondered how and well; don’t even ask what the other guy and for FORRC members. Statements, opinions
where such a phenomenon could have is doing. and points of view expressed by writers are their
been built unseen. Such super-secrecy has been own and do not necessarily reflect those of
FORRC. Please submit all articles, photos and
Folks in eastern Nevada knew. For super-successful. Nobody really knows artwork NLT the15th of each month by calling
years they’d been babbling about what’s going on in Area 51. Not even 515-5350. If you are interested in becoming part
of the Desert Trumpet staff, contact Editor at
window-shattering roars, weird contrails the supermarket tabloids. Not even
256-8043 or FORRC News @cox.net
and mysterious goings-on where noth- people who were its key players. FORRC is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organiza-
ing was supposed to go on. At last, Tony LeVier found the hunk of tion dedicated solely to the welfare of the Red
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
people listened to the babble and it grew desert and test flew its most famous FORRC provides volunteers and funding for
into gospel for those who believe in dark product. In his last days, he became nos- projects including environmental education,
conspiracies and sci-fi fantasies. talgic and wanted to see the site of his teacher workshops, natural resource protection,
cultural resource monitoring, hike programs and
Besides the U-2, we know that the historic triumphs. He begged for one last other services. Annual individual membership
Blackbird and Stealth aircraft were as- look. The anonymous powers of Area is $10.00. General meetings are held four times
a year; Board meetings are held on the second
sembled and tested at Area 51; radar 51 hemmed-and-hawed for years. Tuesday of each month at Sahara West Library
enhancement and radar avoidance were LeVier died in 1998 still awaiting secu- unless otherwise posted. Messages may
developed; smart bombs and weaponry rity clearance. ; be left at 255-8743. Visit our website at
www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org
honed; drones and navigation devices
perfected. Rachel hangers-on say that
particle beams and proton saucers are News & Notes, continued from p. 3
in the works nowadays. And, oh yes, that
alien space ship that crashed in New WALKWAY Phase 6 of the Memorial WORKSHOP There will be an informa-
Mexico 50 years ago has been recon- Walkway will be installed on Saturday and tive “workshop” on Tuesday, November 4
structed and is ready to fly. Sunday, November 1 and 2. Contact Walk- from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Friends Room
way Coordinator Brenda Martz-Alverado at concerning front desk operations. All vol-
Nobody has seen such stuff from
464-8308, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. with unteers are invited to join Jim and Scott in
Freedom Ridge. The Air Force has
questions. a discussion on how to improve service to
seized it and other elevations where you our guests and how to help you do it. Bring
could peek at oddities in the forbidden your ideas and questions!
POWER WASHER Needed: the loan of a
land. Now all you can do is buy aerial small power washer to clean the tiles on the
photomaps taken from foreign satellites Memorial Walkway. Contact, as above. BLM VOLUNTEER AWARDS A dinner
that show extensive faceless buildings, and awards ceremony will be held on Mon-
day, December 1, 7 - 9 p.m. Call Jim Cribbs
endless runways and ominous silos. ROCK ART The Nevada Rock Art Foun- for time and place.
You’ll also see scoot-and-hide shelters. dation will have training on Saturday and
That’s Rachelese for hangers used to Sunday, November 8 and 9 starting at 9 a.m. DESK/NEW VOLUNTEERS Sessions
conceal secret projects when those for- at the Forest Service Office, 4701 Torrey have been reconfigured to add more field
eign satellites fly overhead on schedule Pines. training. Each 6 hour session will have a
Day 1: fundamentals of research and the ba- lunch break (bring your own). Morning will
to take picture maps.
sic requirements of site recording. be in the classroom; In the afternoon go an
And there’s no use questioning the
Day 2: Assist with an actual field project. a driving tour to learn first hand what se-
300 or 400 daily commuters who board
Call 702-645-7450 to sign up. crets lie in those canyons and washes!
Janet Airline’s Boeing 737s at McCarran
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