Local News | Area 51 vets break silence: Sorry, but no space aliens or UFOs | Seattle Times Newspaper

Local News | Area 51 vets break silence: Sorry, but no space aliens or UFOs | Seattle Times Newspaper: "In the 1960s, Area 51 was the test site for the A-12 and its successor, the SR-71 Blackbird, a secret spy plane that broke records at documented speeds that still have been unmatched. The CIA says it reached Mach 3.29 (about 2,200 mph) at 90,000 feet."