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Jim Goodall, an aviation journalist with firsthand sources who have worked at the classified base, gave an interview in the mid-1990s where he discussed top-secret technologies at the site that 'would make George Lucas envious.'
'One gentleman spent 12 of his 30 years in black programs at Groom Lake [as Area 51 is also known],' Goodall explained in the unearthed documentary interview.
'I asked him, 'Can you really tell me what's happening out there?'' he continued.
'And he said, 'Well, there's a lot of things going on there that I won't be able to tell you until the year 2025.''
The mention of '2025' could refer to an executive order by then-President Bill Clinton, which established a 25-year timer for the 'automatic declassification' of government secrets.
This means many top-secret projects from the 1990s could soon be declassified.
Area 51 is just one of many sensitive military facilities located within the US Air Force's Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), a sprawling military training area in Nevada's Mojave Desert.
The shroud of secrecy surrounding Area 51 has fuelled widespread conspiracy theories about its true purpose, including claims that it houses captured or crashed UFOs.