Do you have to work for the government to go to Area 51?

Question

Cause, I mean can you go if you want to, do ou have to work there to go there?

Answer 1

You can drive by it! But you have to work for the gov't  to actually get inside the base. My husband was in the military and they wouldn't even let him inside if he wanted to because Area 51 you have to have a special sticker on your military ID in order to get in.  

Answer 2

Area 51?????

What are you talking about?????

Never heard of it. (wink wink)

Answer 3

well, it is a militarily restricted area, so you won't be let in unless you are stationed there. You can visit the gate, but a really cool pic of the base can be found on google maps.

Unless you have official business and a pass, i doubt you could just walk right in!  

Answer 4

You can't even get close to that place without proper authorization so just loading up the pick up with your cronies and heading out with a picnic lunch is O-U-T!.

The base lies within the United States Air Force's vast Nevada Test and Training Range. Although the facilities at the range are managed by the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, the Groom facility appears to be run as an adjunct of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, around 160 miles (260 km) from Groom (AFFTC homepage), and as such the base is known as Air Force Flight Test Center (Detachment 3).

The area is part of the Nellis Military Operations Area, and military pilots refer to the forbidden airspace around it (R-4808N) as The Box.

The intense secrecy surrounding the base, the very existence of which the U.S. government barely acknowledges, has led it to become the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and UFO folklore.