Area 51

This article is about the real government research facility in Nevada. For the fictional government research facility in New Mexico in G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity, see Area 52.

This article is about the real government research facility in Nevada. For the fictional government research facility in Nevada in the UK Armada comics, see Area 54.

Area 51 is a secret government facility in the real world.

Area 51 is an American government research facility in Nevada, dedicated to reverse-engineering alien technology.

For further information, see: Wikipedia:Area 51

Fiction

Gi Joe vs. the Transformers

The Jugglers, a group of corrupt U.S. Generals, ordered Hawk to incapacitate their Autobot allies Wheeljack and Bumblebee and transport them to Area 51 for dissection. Hawk used an electromagnetic pulse to disable them, but ended up not taking them to area 51 because the tactical situation changed. Gi Joe vs. the Transformers

Note: Area 51's sister-facility Area 52 would play a larger role in later adventures in this universe.

From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.