| Pine Gap
Located in the Australian outback near the town
of Alice Springs, Pine Gap is a CIA (Central Intelligence
Agency) and NRO (National Reconnaissance Office) facility
designed to intercept telephone, radio, data links, and other
communications from around the world.
Construction at Pine Gap commenced in 1967 and the facility
became operational in 1970. Pine Gap is currently involved
in the Echelon global surveillance system, and is also associated
with U.S. missile programs.
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Like many secret bases, Pine Gap is a "hotspot"
for UFO sightings and is the object of immense speculation.
Some people theorize that the facility extends several miles
underground, and there are reports of Alice Springs air traffic
controllers tracking hypersonic aircraft near the facility.
When in 2001, an unmanned "Global Hawk" plane completed
an autonomous flight from California to an "undisclosed"
location in Australia, Pine Gap was suspected as the probable
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