X Descending by Christian Lambright

Author:Christian Lambright [Lambright, Christian]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
Publisher: X Desk Publishing
Published: 2012-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

Still, what if the NSA or some other agency was transmitting signals that anyone in the area could intercept? Our intelligence agencies have had decades of experience dealing with efforts by foreign nations to intercept communications and signals intelligence, both in war time and peace time. These are known concerns, and security would be considered before, during, and after the fact because of the expectation that someone could always be listening. Paul’s interests notwithstanding, many curious people have an interest in government secrecy, with entire communities of enthusiasts bent on uncovering the latest military secrets. Hobbyists patiently monitor radio transmissions listening for signs of new experimental aircraft, while others stake out sensitive areas hoping to see flight tests. The classified location known as Area 51 has now become almost a Mecca for prying eyes.

The vast part of Nevada that includes Area 51 is one of the most highly classified areas in the country. The entire region is closed off from the public and protected by both military and private security, buried sensors, and signs that threaten deadly force. The government has co-opted public lands for this range and, in 1995, reportedly seized thousands of additional acres in an effort to block the public from seeing the facilities or the tests conducted there. With existing laws in place to protect this area and discourage anyone who pries into its secrets, it is worth mentioning how the government reacted to one man that it felt broached the security of Area 51.

In 2003, in the small town of Rachel, Nevada, Chuck Clark, a retired astronomer who moved to Rachel to pursue his interest in Area 51, received a visit from federal agents. The FBI showed up at his door and, in an action that seemed straight out of an X-files episode, entered his home and confiscated his equipment while neighbors watched and took photographs. Perhaps more than coincidentally, Clark was not at home at the time of the raid and came home only to find a nice list of all the items that had been taken. No clear reason was given for the action, but the speculation has been that it was because Clark had been making news about intrusion sensors he discovered hidden far off the base on public land. Whatever justification there might have been for the raid, it had all the earmarks of sanctioned retaliation. Nevertheless, the point was made. It may be impossible to stop people from monitoring transmissions out of an area or block visibility from mountain peaks miles away, but pose enough of a threat or cross some unseen line and there is a quick response. Federal agents show up and confiscate your equipment.

In the 1980s, there were signs on the fence surrounding Kirtland Air Force Base and the Sandia Reservation warning that no photography was allowed. The sensitive nature of the area, the facilities, and the projects conducted there was and still is widely known by the residents in Albuquerque. Even so, Paul went straight to

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