Project Oxcart

The Oxcart Story maintained at the CIA website is an extraordinary honest depiction of one of the most secret airplanes of all time. In fact I find it amazing that it is so honest. Check this section out, "Instead, a secluded site in Nevada was finally picked. It was deficient in personnel accommodations and POL storage, and its long-unused runway was inadequate, but security was good, or could be made so, and a moderate construction program could provide sufficient facilities. Lockheed estimated what would be needed in such respects as monthly fuel consumption, hangars and shop space, housing for personnel, and runway specifications. Armed with the list of major requirements, Headquarters came up with a construction and engineering plan. And in case anyone became curious about what was going on at this remote spot, a cover story stated that the facilities were being prepared for certain radar studies, to be conducted by an engineering firm." Wow for a site that isn't supposed to exist this report comes out and pretty much spells it out. What an interesting report...world's most secretive plane followed by proof of the most secretive Air Force Base in the world.