Sector 4

**Sector 4** is a Cold War-era codename for a remote detachment of the Edwards Air Force Base built on the dry lake bed of Groom Lake, Nevada. It was primarily used by the US government for the development and flight-testing of top secret aerospace projects which may have led to the F-117 Stealth Bomber, as well as, the U2, and the SR-71 reconnaissance planes. The CIA officially acknowledged the existence of the base in 1999. Sector 4 is home to the world's largest purpose-built runway, a lot of nondescript hangars and buildings, a baseball field, and a larger subterranean complex below.

## Basis

Sector 4 is named in reference to S-4, the purported employment site of alleged UFO researcher Bob Lazar. Sector 4 is the Area 51 of this timeline.

The United States Air Force facility commonly known as **Area 51** is a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base, within the Nevada Test and Training Range. According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the correct names for the facility are **Homey Airport** (ICAO: **KXTA**) and **Groom Lake**, though the name Area 51 was used in a CIA document from the Vietnam War. Other names used for the facility include *Dreamland*, and nicknames *Paradise Ranch*, *Home Base* and *Watertown.* The special use airspace around the field is referred to as Restricted Area 4808 North (R-4808N).

The base's current primary purpose is publicly unknown; however, based on historical evidence, it most likely supports the development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems (black projects). The intense secrecy surrounding the base has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component to unidentified flying object (UFO) folklore. Although the base has never been declared a secret base, all research and occurrences in Area 51 are Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).

Area 51 is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles (134 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield. The site was acquired by the United States Air Force in 1955, primarily for the flight testing of the Lockheed U-2 aircraft. The area around Area 51, including the small town of Rachel on the aptly named "Extraterrestrial Highway", is a popular tourist destination.

As a result of the Great Interdimensional War in the late 2000s/early 2010s, the US government acknowledged the existence of the base for the first time, declassifying documents detailing the history and purpose of Area 51. In 2013, the base was shut down and operations originally conducted at the base moved to neighboring states like Utah and California.

**Majestic 12** is the code name of an alleged secret committee of scientists, military leaders, and government officials, formed in 1947 by an executive order by U.S. President Harry S. Truman to facilitate recovery and investigation of alien spacecraft. The concept originated in a series of supposedly leaked secret government documents first circulated by ufologists in 1984. Upon examination, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) declared the documents to be "completely bogus", and many ufologists consider them to be an elaborate hoax. Majestic 12 remains popular among some UFO conspiracy theorists and the concept has appeared in popular culture including television, film and literature.