Mystery Objects Simultaneously Emerge From Hangars Again At Secretive Tonopah Airport

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: TritonTaranis

Except that Tonopah is a test facility. Other than the F-117, most of which are disassembled, they don't keep large numbers of aircraft there. They have four or five C-12s that they use for range aircraft, but other than that, they get demonstrators and prototypes, and in many cases then only to perform upgrades or run tests. If they did have numbers like that, there's no need for them to show anything until they were taxiing.

Unless you blow the image up its not very clear, but blown up here it kinda looks like

In red the C-12 ?

In blue 3 Chinooks ?



As to whats sitting outside the other hangers further down, no idea, 2/3 of them look a lot bigger, much bigger and wedge shaped, the others smaller or ground vehicles

a reply to: TritonTaranis

Looks like a C-12 and helos, yes. Possibly people that went in for a dog and pony. The base C-12s are housed in one of the larger hangars towards the other end. That looks like where the -117s are housed.

They keep Scuds, and mobile missile systems there for exploitation work on the range. They're kept in some of the hangars that aren't in use. They also occasionally get other equipment in to take a look at. They've got an amazing radar range around the base.

I took the picture posted on The Drive, and ran it through Auto-level and noise reduction in paint.net
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Sure looks like vehicles to me, not aircraft. Either the heavy equipment for fixing the runway that there are NOTAM's about, and/or Russian radar trucks that I have heard are parked in some of those hangars.

originally posted by: TritonTaranis

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: TritonTaranis

Except that Tonopah is a test facility. Other than the F-117, most of which are disassembled, they don't keep large numbers of aircraft there. They have four or five C-12s that they use for range aircraft, but other than that, they get demonstrators and prototypes, and in many cases then only to perform upgrades or run tests. If they did have numbers like that, there's no need for them to show anything until they were taxiing.

Unless you blow the image up its not very clear, but blown up here it kinda looks like

In red the C-12 ?

In blue 3 Chinooks ?

As to whats sitting outside the other hangers further down, no idea, 2/3 of them look a lot bigger, much bigger and wedge shaped, the others smaller or ground vehicles

There are NOTAM's about runway and taxiway repairs. Including where the JANET's park.

a reply to: FosterVS

I took the picture posted on The Drive

Nice shot.

Thanks for the info.

a reply to: LookingAtMars

Do you really think a government would keep something like an unknown advanced alien civilizations space vehicle in something like an aluminum made surface hanger?
Pretty sure anything that top secret would not be held in something that could be welded open with a blow torch on a friday night.

a reply to: kiliker30

The unknown advanced alien civilizations space vehicles are kept underground.

The aluminum made surface hanger just covers the elevator and makes people think it is just an aluminum made surface hanger.

originally posted by: LookingAtMars
a reply to: kiliker30

The unknown advanced alien civilizations space vehicles are kept underground.

The aluminum made surface hanger just covers the elevator and makes people think it is just an aluminum made surface hanger.

Damn, you're good.
How big of an elevator are we talking?
Is it big enough to bring the craft up and down or is it just for people, in which case how do the craft get out from underground?

a reply to: kiliker30

It will bring up a few craft (40 foot long tic-tacs) and people.

Kinda like on an aircraft carrier, only better.

originally posted by: drewlander
a reply to: LookingAtMars

Remote viewer here. Can confirm this was just a bunch of pop-up canopies setup for the farmers market. Mostly Amish baked goods, bubble tea and im also sensing maybe a local acoustic guitarist.

What??! No Kopi Kuwak coffee with Madagascar cinnamon??

a reply to: LookingAtMars

It looks like a bunch of white tents or like tarps kind of . I'm betting there are aircraft or something classified under neath the tents.

I spent many years Flying air tankers out of bases in Nevada. I even got escorted into Area 51 once to do a drop on a fire there caused by Red Flag aircraft dropping flares.

Anyway, I wouldnt get too excited about these hangers.
It is a public access airport, so it’s kinda hard to hide anything there.
It is however, hotter than hades in the Nevada desert especially in an aircraft uncovered, sitting on a ramp. It’s bad for electronics bad. I would set a thermometer in my seat and would check it before each flight. Before we could get engines started, we had to endure 175 to 185 degree heat. While wearing nomex flight suits.
The covered hangers are a safety issue and I wish I had one many times.
Not really a good way to hide something except from the sun