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Area 51 Gets 'Homey' Makeover

Top-secret Nevada site gets new name ... maybe

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 23, 2008 11:30 AM CST

(Newser) – It’s been called Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, the Box and, of course, Area 51. Now the US Air Force’s Groom Lake, Nev., test site—possibly the least-secret top-secret base of all time—has a new name: “Homey Airport.” The facility now pops up on aviation software and GPS as Homey Airport, or its official designation, KXTA. (Could that stand for Extra-Terrestrial Airport?)

The military denied even the existence of the base until 1994, but now a spokeswoman was perfectly willing to confirm the name change for the Military Times, saying the new name had no effect on operations, and meant nothing she knew of. But for true conspiracy theorists, Area Homey is already old news—everyone knows they moved the aliens to Utah.

A warning sign marks the boundary of Area 51, March 12, 2000 in Rachel, Nevada. (Dan Callister/Getty Images)
A warning sign marks the boundary of Area 51, March 12, 2000 in Rachel, Nevada. (Dan Callister/Getty Images)   (Getty Images)
Two aliens pose for a photograph in front of Imagine That Scrapbooks on Main Street in downtown Roswell, N.M., seen in this Friday, July 6, 2007, file photo during the UFO Festival. (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record, Mark Wilson)
Two "aliens" pose for a photograph in front of Imagine That Scrapbooks on Main Street in downtown Roswell, N.M., seen in this Friday, July 6, 2007, file photo during the UFO Festival. (AP Photo/Roswell...   (Associated Press)
This photo taken in December 2006 at the Area 51 exhibit at the Alien Zone in Roswell, N.M., shows a model alien standing outside a crashed spaceship.  (AP Photo/Justin Norton)
This photo taken in December 2006 at the Area 51 exhibit at the Alien Zone in Roswell, N.M., shows a model alien standing outside a crashed spaceship. (AP Photo/Justin Norton)   (Associated Press)
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