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Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 06:55:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sue Haffner <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: interplanetary airstrip (fwd)
Thanks, Bill. But to see the Area 51 stuff, check out the
Cactus Flat NV 1:100,000 sheet. The map side doesn't show much
except an airstrip, but there is a satellite photo on the verso
which shows *a lot* more.
Sue Haffner
>
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> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:49:33 -0600
> From: Bill Thoen <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: interplanetary airstrip (fwd)
>
> Would this be the lonely mile-long airstrip in the middle of
> nowhere that shows up on the DRG at
> http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.asp?S=14&T=2&X=174&Y=1376&Z=12&W=2?
> I can't figure out how to get the orthophoto image from this
> server, but there *is* a long airstrip there--however, it's not
> labeled "interplanetary." I think that one is at Area 51
> somewhat further south.
>
> - Bill Thoen
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> Johnnie Sutherland wrote:
> >
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> > Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:05:47 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Sue Haffner <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: interplanetary airstrip
> >
> > Take a look at the Currant Canyon, Utah, 7.5 topo sheet,
> > 1968 edition. There in the center, near the bottom (section
> > 14) is a clearly delineated interplanetary airstrip. The
> > map shows a dirt road running alongside it.
> >
> > We just replaced this sheet with an updated one--and the new
> > edition does not show the airstrip, though the dirt road is
> > still there.
> >
> > What happened to the interplanteary airstrip? Is this another
> > case of a government coverup?
> >
> > Inquiring minds want to know?
> >
> > Sue Haffner
> > Map Library
> > Henry Madden Library
> > CSU Fresno
>
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