Talk:Area 51

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 05:19, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that Area 51 was originally called Paradise Ranch to encourage workers to move there? Source: Area 51#U-2 program
  • ALT1:... that Area 51 was the location of the first flight of the highly secretive Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird? Source: Area 51#OXCART program and Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Improved to Good Article status by REDMAN 2019 (talk). Self-nominated at 10:42, 20 January 2021 (UTC).

• This article is a newly promoted GA and meets the newness and length criteria. The ALT0 hook facts are cited inline and that hook is fine, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. I cannot see which cited sentence backs up ALT1, and the word "Blackbird" is not used on the page. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:38, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Misleading phrasing

"The CIA publicly acknowledged the base's existence on 25 June 2013, through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed in 2005" This should be corrected. As stated later on the page, the government acknowledged the base in 1998. The 2013 date refers to the declassification of various materials. It's kind of ironic since the article it self states later that this is a common misconception. Dormi mal (talk) 01:28, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Naming

Which naming rule or habit caused this name or number? ~2026-41819-38 (talk) 11:20, 11 August 2026 (UTC)