Structures
Here are the 4 main sturctures:
Hanger 18
A "huge" hanger that could be used for almost anything.
The "Long" Runway
A runway that's 12 miles long.
Gaurd Shack
This is where the cammo dudes (security gaurds) hang out.
The Large Radar Antennas
Large Radar Antennas.
The dimensions of the Hanger:
Side 1: 300 feet(about)
Side 2: 300 feet(about)
Height: 100 feet(about)
This hanger could be used anything. Nobody knows what it's really used for, but here are the rumors...
The hanger is really a huge elevator which transports the secret plane Aurora, the Black Manta, and others they are testing to an elaborate underground place.
It houses the Aurora and the Black Manta(but does not transport them anywhere).
It could be a regular hanger.
The "Long" Runway
You can see the runway in the photo above. It runs through the whole picture. Some people say it's 12 miles long, some say it's 10, but I say it's 6. Of course, in this picture, it looks like it's 24 miles long, and maybe it is. The runway is rumored to be the longest in the world. It's even longer, some people say, than the length required to accomodate the landing of the space shuttle. What could such a long runway be used for? Nobody knows. Again, the rumors:
The Aurora, (or what I think, the scramjet) has a very high touchdown speed and requires a long runway, so the plane doesn't become a heap of trash after it lands.
Alien spaceships, because they are not flying saucers also need a long runway.
What we think is a runway is really a road(even though we photographed planes on it and know that this rumor is false.
The Area 51 guys made a big runway ahead of time, just in case that they might get some advanced technology, and so they would have the space to use it right away.
The Guard Shack
Every secret military base has to have a gaurd shack. If you were expecting tall steel walls, tall towers with machine-gun cannons on top, security cameras, helicopters, radar dishes, lots of security gaurds parading around with high-tech gear, you're wrong. This gaurd shack looks like something a hermit might live in. It doesn't do much either, except be a place where the cammo dudes can hang out. You can go up to the gaurd shack, but then you would be fined $600. This picture was probably taken by someone who ignored the warning signs and drove up to it.
The Large Radar Antennaes
Every military base has to have radar antennas to see attacks coming. Area 51 has 2 large radar antennas, some small radar antennas, and other sensors. All those sensors are at the Northern side of the base. It's rumored that the Northern-most radar antenna is the biggest movable antenna in the world. It opperates at a very high power output. The large one almost always points up, but moves once in a while. Why is this important? It isn't. I just put it here to tell you about it.