Place

Rachel, NV

United States

37.65 N, 115.74 WView on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

2 events here, 1994 to 1996, in date order.

  1. Media

    Larry King hosts a live UFO special near Area 51

    TNT aired a two-hour live special, 'The UFO Cover-Up? Live From Area 51', with Larry King broadcasting a few miles from the base. A preview listed guests including Carl Sagan, Barry Goldwater and William Shatner, with debunkers alongside believers.

  2. Government

    Nevada names Route 375 the 'Extraterrestrial Highway'

    Nevada officially designated State Route 375, which passes near the secret Area 51 base, as the Extraterrestrial Highway in a tourism push built on the area's UFO lore. The state's tourism office still promotes it under that name.