Nellis Air Force Base
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| Type | Place |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Nellis AFB, Nellis |
| On the Timeline | 3 events, 1998–2003 |
Nellis Air Force Base is a large U.S. Air Force base in the northeast of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, known for advanced combat training such as the "Red Flag" exercises. It supports the vast Nevada Test and Training Range, which surrounds the secret Groom Lake facility known as Area 51, and is often mentioned in UFO lore for that reason.[1][2]
History
The base was built in 1941 as Las Vegas Army Airfield and began flight training on 20 December 1941. On 30 April 1950 it was named after Lieutenant William Harrell Nellis, a pilot killed in action in Europe in 1944.[1]
Role
Nellis covers about 4,600 hectares (11,300 acres). It hosts Exercise Red Flag, a series of realistic air-combat exercises for American and allied air forces held over the Nevada Test and Training Range, and is the home of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team. The base also supports the Tonopah Test Range, where much secret aircraft testing has taken place.[1]
UFO lore
The ranges run from Nellis include remote and restricted areas such as Groom Lake (Area 51) and Papoose Lake, where Bob Lazar claimed to have worked on alien craft at a site he called S-4. Reports of strange lights in the area are often attributed to classified aircraft tests and military exercises.[2][3]
On the UAP Timeline
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- Area 2 encounters at Nellis (October 1998) — A security airman at a Nevada nuclear depot describes a UAP encounter.
- Nevada weapons storage orb (2002) (October 2002) — A three-foot orb is reported moving along fences at a Nevada nuclear weapons storage area.
- Charles Hall and the Tall Whites (7 May 2003) — Former airman Charles Hall writes he was watched by 'tall whites' at Nellis AFB in the 1960s.
References
- Nellis Air Force Base — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Area 51 — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- "FAQ: What is Bob Lazar's 'S-4'?", Dreamland Resort · dreamlandresort.com · archived copy
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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