It's been called Groom Lake, Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, The Container, The Ranch, Watertown, and The Darkside of the Moon, but most people call it Area 51. Aside from pop culture references and Internet gossip, what do we really know about the secret military installation? Is it true that the government uses the clandestine base to hide extraterrestrials? Let's see if we can untangle facts from fiction. First off, where is Area 51? Ninety miles north of Las …showed first 75 words of 1340 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1340 total…year, Popular Science magazine featured a comprehensive article on Groom Lake and published a satellite photograph that the Soviets had taken in 1988. It has since been featured in movies like Independence Day and Lilo & Stitch, TV shows like Taken and The X Files, dozens of books have been published about it, and a number of documentaries have aired. Until the government declassifies Area 51, rumors about what really goes on there will continue to brew.