Mystery AtlasLockheed U-2
A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed's Skunk Works and first flown in 1955; its secret CIA flight-testing at Groom Lake generated many of the era's UFO reports before the programme's existence was declassified.
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Theories & Explanations
- Area 51 Classified Aircraft Explanationdocumented from 1955
Lockheed U-2 supports Area 51 Classified Aircraft Explanation — The CIA's declassified U-2 programme history attributes a majority of 1950s-60s UFO reports in the area to U-2 test flights.
Places
Lockheed U-2 is associated with Area 51 — Flight-tested at Groom Lake from 1955.
Organisations & Programmes
Lockheed U-2 was operated by Central Intelligence Agency.
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