Attention - I have left parking coords and driving instructions in the appropriate section of the cache page but people must just keep missing that so I will put them here at the top of the description ... there is parking right along 128 ave , you take Metis trail and turn west on 128 ave it is paved the whole way

AREA (51)

 Area 51 is a remote detachment of Edwards Airforce Base,  According to the CIA, the correct names for the facility are Homey Airport and Groom Lake, though the name Area 51 has been used in CIA documents from the Viet Nam war. Other names used for the facility include Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Home Base and Watertown. 

The base's current primary purpose is publicly unknown; however, based on historical evidence, it most likely supports development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems. The intense secrecy surrounding the base has made it the frequent subject of (UFO) theories.  Although the base has never been declared a secret base, all research and occurrences in Area 51 are classified as Top Secret.

You have been selected for a secret mission. Inside Area 51 it is rumored there is a secret hangar that is home to a recovered and fully operational space craft of alien origin. It is your mission to find this hangar and gain entry using a secret numeric pass code. Once inside you will find this craft and examine it. Also located inside the hangar is a locked vault with files relating to the recovery and cover up of the alien craft and it's occupants. Getting into the vault is the final and most important part of your mission.

In order to prepare for this mission a training exercise has been put in place in which you will search for a scaled down model of this hangar and craft at the posted coordinates. What you will be looking for at GZ is an 8"x8"x18" black box. This box will represent the Hangar. Once you have gained access you will find a scaled down model of the alien craft and instructions on how to open the vault. Good luck on your training mission.

This cache involves a field puzzle that may use info from this cache page it is strongly advised to have a copy of this page or access to this page when searching for the cache.

Thanks to my daughter River Baboon for the inspiration for this cache and field puzzle idea.

* Please do not post spoilers in your logs or photos and do not give away the solution to the feild puzzle to others, lets keep this fun for everyone.