Does Wyoming Have An Area 51?

Wyoming needs an Area 51, if we don't have one already. OR DO WE?

Some secret military base where we hide UFOs and work with space aliens.

We already have Devils Tower and the Green River Intergalactic Space Port.

We even have secret military bases for launching nuclear-tipped missiles.

So why the heck not?

Maybe Wyoming does have its own version of Area 51, but we are just not saying.

Some people think that the entire state is a myth, so maybe we are living in Area 51, but as residents, we just don't know it.

If we did have an Area 51, it would be called something different.

But - Wyoming does have something called AREA 51.

In Wyoming, "Area 51" typically refers to hunting area 51, specifically the Sunlight-Crandall Elk Hunt Area 51, located in the northwestern part of the state, bordering Montana and Yellowstone National Park.

It's not a secret military base like the Nevada Area 51. This area is known for its elk hunting opportunities, with some outfitters offering horseback rides into the wilderness for hunts.

Many stories have been written about Wyoming's Green River Intergalactic Space Port.

The most recent one by Cowboy State Daily, titled:

Why The Heck … Does Green River, Wyoming, Have An Intergalactic Spaceport?

In past articles, I've pointed out that Wyoming has two spaceports. Don't forget Devils Tower.  The "documentary" Close Encounters Of The Third Kind is well known.

You can look up the Green River Intergalactic Space Port on any map.

But did you know you can look it up on a special map made just for pilots?

Look for that map, below, in this story.

Let's back up to see how this spaceport came to be.

Much like the invention of the Jackalope in Douglas, Wyoming, which is now world-famous, the Green River Space Port was said to be an interplanetary humanitarian effort to save potential lifeforms on Jupiter.

The planet was being bombarded by the remnants of a comet at the time.

What began as tongue-in-cheek by the local city council is now officially recognized on aeronautical charts.

Yeah, that's right, the FAA has a sense of humor.

Then again, anyone from Jupiter is welcome, for real.

Just nobody from the giant planet has taken them up on it.

This odd-looking map below is called a Sectional Chart. It's used by pilots.

Let's zoom in to the Green River area to see what the FAA has named that little dirt and gravel strip locals call the  Green River Intergalactic Space Port. 

You notice an airport identifier of 48U. Not really a clever name. It just helps pilots to find it when using electronic maps or planning a flight.

Cheyenne's airport identifier is KCYS. Casper's is KCPR. The Rock Springs airport is identified as KRKS.

BUT HOLD ON!

Well, I'll be....

Some years ago, the FAA officially recognized Little Green River Airport as GREEN RIVER INTERGALACTIC.

Digging a little deeper into the official FAA listings, they do include SPACE PORT in their write-up. They just did not care to write it all out on the map, to save space.

So, there you go, it's official.

The only officially recognized Intergalactic Spaceport on Earth.