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Originally posted by Peteralt
Hello! This is my first post here. I hope someone can answer this. On Google Earth, a close distance from the hangers and close to Groom Lake itself at Area 51, I see a tall object with a triangular shaped width on a circular concrete platform. It looks like a rocket on a launch pad but its triangular shaped. The surface of it has a radiator like pattern to it.
I was going to post a screen shot of it but this site doesn't host images. Anyone here with Google Earth can find it and see it themselves.
Anyone have an idea what this could be?
Originally posted by gariac
Originally posted by Peteralt
Hello! This is my first post here. I hope someone can answer this. On Google Earth, a close distance from the hangers and close to Groom Lake itself at Area 51, I see a tall object with a triangular shaped width on a circular concrete platform. It looks like a rocket on a launch pad but its triangular shaped. The surface of it has a radiator like pattern to it.
I was going to post a screen shot of it but this site doesn't host images. Anyone here with Google Earth can find it and see it themselves.
Anyone have an idea what this could be?
This is my photograph of the area that includes triangular tower:
There are a lot of guesses as to the function of the tower, but I really don't think anyone has nailed it yet. Using shadows from the 737s as a dimensional tool, the tower is around 160ft. Very tall for a free standing structure, i.e. no guy wires. The tower appears to rotate if you look at the various photos of it over time.
The trick is to find a similar tower at a less secret location, but no one has found one.
Usually when you have an array of structures, it is usually some sort of beam steered RF, presumably radar. But this is one of many guesses.edit on 9-8-2013 by gariac because: (no reason given)
Thanks! Is it possible that this thing is launchable using an unconventional propulsion system such as magnets that repel the Earth's magnetic field. Is it possible that this could be one of the flying triangles people claim to see?
They are testing stealth aircraft at area 51 so of course it makes sense that part of the testing is to determine how stealthy they really are. An array like this might be part of the stealth testing.
gariac
the most likely use for it is in radar cross section analysis. It is in the same physical location where that type of work is done. RCS is part of Groom's mission.