5:30PM 9/12/93 Fri 20 August 1993 10:00 By: Don Ecker To: All Re: Another Area 51? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To FidoNet by UFO Magazine. All rights are reserved. You may distribute this file freely as long as this header remains intact. Date prepared: 08/19/93 Contributed by: Don Ecker/ UFO Magazine Part 1 and Part 2 ====================================================================== The following file appeared in *UFO Magazine. It purports to examine another area similar to *Area 51, only this facility is about 90 miles outside Los Angeles. ______________________________________________________________________ TEJON RANCH FACILITY For the past few years, it has become apparent that something has been happening in the foothills of the Tehachapi mountains about 90 miles north of Los Angeles. Incidents and events which rival and even surpass the high strangeness associated with Nevada's "Area 51" are occurring in L.A.'s backyard. Anomalous lights performing high speed maneuvers, non aerodynamic craft, and harassment and even abduction of nearby residents continue to characterize the area. But whereas Area 51 appears to be under Defense Department control, the facilities in the high desert are involved in research solely under the aegis of private aerospace companies. If we are to consider some of the information leaking out about these complexes at face value, the implications become even more provocative. The Northrop owned and operated facility known as the Tejon Ranch has received the most attention recently by many researchers and a small segment of enthusiasts. On a semi regular basis, members of a group called Secret Saucer Base Expeditions and founder Gary Schultz gather at an area three miles north of highway 138 on 190th street about 20 miles northwest of Lancaster. They have reported observations of various types of silent, non aeroform craft emerging from the complex on weekday nights from about dusk and continuing throughout the night, although some daylight sightings have been reported. Activities do not appear to be scheduled as regularly as those in Nevada. Some of the craft appear as no more than lights performing very non conventional maneuvers at high speeds, while others are slow and deliberate in their movements. When their form can be discerned, the craft seem to fall into three basic categories: 1: The classic "saucer", 2: Flattened, triangular shaped vehicles, and 3: The "boomerang" or flying wing configuration. The ellipsoidal objects emit a steady pulse of bright light and exhibit most characteristics associated with the classic U.F.O.: sharp turns at high speeds, "falling leaf" motions, and almost instantaneous movement over large distances. are about 220-250 feet on a side and have been observed operating in small groups. If illuminated, the top half emits a green glow, while the underside shows red at the same intensity. When these vehicles accelerate, their brightness increases. The boomerang type objects exhibit the most conservative movement namely slow, straight line movements and non banking (ie. very short radius) turns. The underside displays an array of small, twinkling bright lights, possibly as a camouflage against the night sky. In the last year, a chase plane was observed following an aircraft with no control surfaces at a McDonnell Douglas owned facility in the Antelope Valley. The strange craft made a right angle turn at high speed, whereupon the fighter made a long, banking turn to catch up, suggesting that a maneuverabilty comparison was being conducted. For the past few years, many high desert residents have seen these vehicles floating over their homes and communities. Wilford Fidroe, a Lancaster designer/craftsman sighted a strange aerial device moving silently up a narrow canyon in 1987. He reports that on a drive home from work at approximately 11:00 P.M. he saw what he says looked like "a giant stealth bomber black and very thin. It was about as big as the shuttle. In excess of 150 feet across. It was absolutely silent and moving at about five miles per hour, maybe 80-100 feet off the ground." Small colored lights flashed along the bottom and it made a 180 degree turn in the canyon in a very short radius, almost on an axis. Other residents have reported the boomerang shapes floating silently overhead for almost 20 years. They are quite large ranging from 600-700 feet in length. There are facilities elsewhere in the desert which appear to be involved in similar research. McDonnell Douglas operates a facility near Llano, and Lockheed conducts its business at their base near Helendale. Both of these areas lie east of the Northrop complex. Schultz reports that there has been a cover story concoted to suggest that the Tejon Ranch is a radar reflectivity research facility. Researcher Bill Hamilton asserts that according to his sources, the Ranch is a communications facility where the saucer flights are incidental to other activities. The facility is nicknamed the "Anthill" by the Northrop personnel who work there, possibly because of its cosmetic similarity to an ant colony. The "Black Hole" is another term which apppears occasionally in reference to it. Terry Claussen, head of Northrop's Public Relations office confirms that his company does indeed operate a facility in the area, but declined further comment on its purpose. After a short pause, Mr. Claussen added, "It's not flying saucers. I can guarantee you that" and laughed. An approach on the south entrance to the facility reveals a posted warning sign stating "DANGER!/ Poison Devices In The Area/ These devices are dangerous. They contain deadly cyanide. Stay away and keep your dogs away./ These devices are the property of the United States Government and are used for the protection of livestock and game animals./ Tampering with these devices or this sign is a federal offense./ United States Department of Agriculture." One may wonder what a poison device may have to do with the protection of animals, but continuing further on the road brings the visitor to a guard shack and gate. Schultz approached this gate on a Thursday night late in March accompanied by KROQ radio personalities Kevin and Bean and were greeted by a guard who refused to talk with them. Given queries from the D.J.s such as,"Do you guys have flying saucers here?" this is not surprising. The guard spoke into a walkie talkie and requested backup. Immediately, two trucks began to approach from inside the facility. Schultz says it was then decided that they would probably get no more information, so they quickly turned their truck around and left. Whatever secret the Ranch hides is hidden mainly beneath the desert floor. Estimates of the extent of this burrowing run to 42 levels down. Approximately seven years ago, Northrop hired local contractors to start digging and pouring concrete in a massive ogram. Locals report a line of concrete trucks stretching for five miles up to the complex, unloading cement for many weeks. Some estimates place the amount of concrete used in the structure at approximately a million square yards. There has also been a false "airstrip" observed which,apart from showing no skid marks from any landings, has been reported to open up from underground to deploy craft. This type of camouflage has been noted at other facilities in the desert as well. Will Fidroe relates that for almost three years many area residents noticed massive amounts of earth were moved out from near the Air Force's Plant 42 outside of Palmdale. The best protection from observation and attack is obviously underground, and our corporate friends have apparently raised the technology to a fine art. Sources within the facility report that there are no doors when passing from one room or area to another. There appears to be a "field" which cannot be passed without the use of a magnetic card and coded combinations punched into a keypad on the wall. The security levels increase with each level down, and personnel are constantly observed and compartmentalized in their duties, as were the construction workers. Some of the workers were even hired from out of state. According to Bill Hamilton, the management utilize surveillance devices that appear as "orbs" of light which hover in midair. "They are small glowing balls of light which are exteremely luminous but don't reflect their light off any of the surrounding walls. They don't appear to be anything that we could manufacture completely alien and beyond anything my source had ever seen." The orbs have been seen at other facilities in the area as well. The purpose of these highly maneuverable devices seems to lie not only in passive observation, but possibly as a form of psychotronic technology as well. Ray, an inspector on the B-1 bomber project, and his wife Nancy were stargazing on a plateau near the Ranch in the summer of 1988 when they observed one of the orbs, which flashed a light at them. They could then not account for at least two and a half hours of missing time. Under hypnosis, an abduction scenario was revealed. The classic grey EBEs made their appearance along with what appeared to be Air Force personnel. Other not quite so typical abduction scenarios have surfaced involving the few residents who happen to live near the Anthill. One of the purposes of this is apparently to discourage complaints and inquiries about nocturnal aerial activities that they may see from time to time. One man who has spoken to Hamilton claimed he was exposed to grey and reptilian EBEs in the same abduction, but not at the same time. A woman who lives near the Ranch reports an Air Force officer in a dress blue uniform with a dog accompanying the greys into her home during an abduction. Surprisingly, most of the abductees maintain a fully conscious memory of part of their experience. The ones that have elected to speak out have done so in spite of warnings they list. The question remains: Why are many of these activities conducted in full view of anyone who cares to watch? One simple (and possibly simplistic) answer may be that it is less expensive to expand existing facilities than to build a new one in a more remote area. Shultz maintains that "It's part of the de sensitizing program of planned, gradual acclamation of the public to the idea of an alien presence." It may also be part of a plan of controlled leakage to what are considered fringe groups and individuals in an effort to confuse the real purpose behind these installations. The truth could range from the completely terrestrial to the wholly fantastic. The only certainty seems to be best described in a quote by Winston Chruchill: "The truth is so important that it must always be accompanied by a bodyguard of lies". Perhaps in this case, even the bodyguard is ignorant of his true purpose. --- Maximus 2.00 * Origin: Mysteria * Be ye mystic * 818-353-8891 (1:102/943) @PATH: 102/943 851 2 209/209 396/1 123/19 301 4 26