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Area 51 might be the most well-known top secret military base in the world. It has appeared in movies, tv, books, and video games. Yet we still don't know what is going on in there. We take a trip to the middle of nowhere to find out what's going on with Area 51! What goes on in Area 51? Where is Area 51?
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Glenn Campbell
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The Little A'Le'Inn
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Mike Rugnetta and PBS Idea Channel youtube.com/user/pbsideachannel
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Music by:
Jason Shaw
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Kevin MacLeod
incompetech.com
Todd Umhoefer (Old Earth)
oldearthcontact.bandcamp.com
Image/Video Credits:
Videos courtesy of: Glenn Campbell youtube.com/user/KilroyCafe
overhead map of area 51, By Finlay McWalter [GFDL (gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWfm_area51_map_en.png
Magnesium flares, Flares in the sky - like the military flares seen here during the Lebanon-Israel conflict in 2006 - can be misidentified as UFOs. Credit: Corbis., news.discovery.com/space/phoenix-ufo-lights-mystery-solved-111104.htm
Wide shot Groom Lake and Papoose Lake, By Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA (2010_08_06_rno-phx-bos_071 Uploaded by PDTillman) [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Groom_Lake_and_Papoose_Lake.jpg
alien autopsy, By CGP Grey (Roswell - Alien 4889611102) [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARoswell_-_Alien_4889611102.jpg
Area 51 warning signs, kizaz.com/2013/06/13/10-of-the-most-restricted-places-that-are-off-limits
A-12 taking off from Groom Lake, By Unknown, credited to CIA/Roadrunners Internationale [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A-12_Schalk_Flight,_1962.jpg
Glenn in the 90s, By Glenn Campbell, facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1011600202615&set=a.1011460439121.2003247.1003315385&type=3&l=43afcb5c3c&theater
bob lazar, eugenerayarchitect.blogspot.com/2014/02/radiant-concepts-video-potentials.html
Area 51 might be the most well-known top secret military base in the world. It has appeared in movies, tv, books, and video games. Yet we still don't know what is going on in there. We take a trip to the middle of nowhere to find out what's going on with Area 51! What goes on in Area 51? Where is Area 51?
Special Thanks to:
Glenn Campbell
glenn-campbell.com
The Little A'Le'Inn
littlealeinn.com
Mike Rugnetta and PBS Idea Channel youtube.com/user/pbsideachannel
Plans to build your own Earthship:
earthship.com/Designs
►Subscribe: youtube.com/thegoodstuff
►Let us know what you think of our show!: bit.ly/1PrBmTj
►Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thegoodstuff
►Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/goodstuffshow
►Follow us on instagram: goodstuffshow
►Like us on facebook: facebook.com/thegoodstuffshow
Digital street team: goodstuffshow.com/digitalstreetteam
Sign up for our mailing list: eepurl.com/bnSOcH
The Good Stuff is a proud member of the PBS Digital Studios family
__________________________________________________________________
Music by:
Jason Shaw
audionautix.com
Kevin MacLeod
incompetech.com
Todd Umhoefer (Old Earth)
oldearthcontact.bandcamp.com
Image/Video Credits:
Videos courtesy of: Glenn Campbell youtube.com/user/KilroyCafe
overhead map of area 51, By Finlay McWalter [GFDL (gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWfm_area51_map_en.png
Magnesium flares, Flares in the sky - like the military flares seen here during the Lebanon-Israel conflict in 2006 - can be misidentified as UFOs. Credit: Corbis., news.discovery.com/space/phoenix-ufo-lights-mystery-solved-111104.htm
Wide shot Groom Lake and Papoose Lake, By Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA (2010_08_06_rno-phx-bos_071 Uploaded by PDTillman) [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Groom_Lake_and_Papoose_Lake.jpg
alien autopsy, By CGP Grey (Roswell - Alien 4889611102) [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARoswell_-_Alien_4889611102.jpg
Area 51 warning signs, kizaz.com/2013/06/13/10-of-the-most-restricted-places-that-are-off-limits
A-12 taking off from Groom Lake, By Unknown, credited to CIA/Roadrunners Internationale [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A-12_Schalk_Flight,_1962.jpg
Glenn in the 90s, By Glenn Campbell, facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1011600202615&set=a.1011460439121.2003247.1003315385&type=3&l=43afcb5c3c&theater
bob lazar, eugenerayarchitect.blogspot.com/2014/02/radiant-concepts-video-potentials.html
