Groom Lake/Area 51 Security Manual -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following may be the Air Force manual mentioned in recent news articles about the ongoing Groom Lake hazardous waste lawsuit. The plaintiff's lawyer, Jonathan Turley, says the Air Force is seeking to classify this previously unclassified document, and he fears that government officials may soon seize his files relating to the case as a result. This appears to be the first time that the government has sought to increase the security classification of an already-public document to prevent its introduction in a lawsuit against the government. This document has been floating around for a while (over a year), and there appear to be a number of copies in private hands. The document came to me anonymously and unsolicited some time ago. Since I do not know where it came from, I cannot vouch for its authenticity, but a map of fire department response positions (page 10) does appear to show the Groom Lake base. I have never been in contact with Mr. Turley regarding this document, so I cannot be sure it is the same one that is now a focus of contention in his case. The owner of the document is not specified on or within it. The words "Secret" or "Classified" do not appear anywhere on the document, although "DO NOT REMOVE FROM SITE - OFFICIAL USE ONLY" appears on the top and bottom of every page. Items below in italics are comments that are not part of the original document. Otherwise, the entire text is reprinted from the manual without editing. Glenn Campbell June 18, 1995 |
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