Black Ops Pilots Share Top Secret Missions

Roadrunners, International is a group of ex-military black op pilots who formerly flew missions for the CIA and Air Force at the top secret bases of Area 51 (online Area 51 game here) and Groom Lake.  Their stories and other highly classified missions that have been recently declassified will be discussed in public for the first time at a groundbreaking special panel hosted by Las Vegas’ Atomic Testing Museum.

This is the first ever open-to-the-public reunion of Roadrunners and very much a coup for the museum, which is increasingly establishing itself as a primary voice on Nevada’s top secret history and the complex relationship between a free and open society, national security, atomic testing and nuclear warfare.  With President Obama’s recent call to slash nuclear arsenals worldwide, this panel discussion should be especially intriguing.

The museum has brought together members from Project OXCART and Operation BLACK SHIELD, which were declassified from December 1998 through September 2007 and encompassed the U-2 spy plane, first tested at Groom Lake.  The Roadrunners’ website features thousands of declassified pages and photos depicting their “Area 51 Cold War legacy.” They are actively soliciting submissions from others who have access to previously top secret photos and stories or Cold War activities.

Roadrunners International Panel:  AREA 51

Wednesday and Thursday, October 7 and 8, 2009

6 p.m.

Atomic Testing Museum (map it)

755 E. Flamingo Rd.

(Just East of Paradise Rd.)

$5 for all, museum members free

Image courtesy of the Atomic Testing Museum.

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