Mystery AtlasLockheed A-12 (Project OXCART)
A Mach 3-capable CIA reconnaissance aircraft flight-tested at Groom Lake from 1962, the forerunner of the US Air Force's SR-71 Blackbird; its high-altitude test flights were later identified as a further source of period UFO sightings.
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Theories & Explanations
- Area 51 Classified Aircraft Explanationdocumented from 1955
Lockheed A-12 (Project OXCART) supports Area 51 Classified Aircraft Explanation.
Places
Lockheed A-12 (Project OXCART) is associated with Area 51 — Flight-tested at Groom Lake from 1962.
Organisations & Programmes
Lockheed A-12 (Project OXCART) was operated by Central Intelligence Agency.
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