Editing Area 51 — Key Persons Directory (section)

=== Political Figures ===

==== President Dwight D. Eisenhower ====
Approved the Area 51 site selection; approved the U-2 program; oversaw the early years of Area 51's development; confronted the political consequences of the Powers shootdown; subject of the claim that he met with extraterrestrials at Holloman or Edwards AFB in 1954.

==== Senator Barry Goldwater ====
Republican presidential nominee 1964; attempted to access classified UFO materials at Wright-Patterson AFB; also reportedly inquired about Area 51 with senior Air Force officials and was denied access; stated publicly that he believed classified UFO programs existed.

==== President Bill Clinton ====
Signed the 1996 presidential determination exempting Area 51 from disclosure laws; reportedly asked staff to investigate what the government knew about UFOs and Area 51 during his presidency; stated he found nothing extraordinary.

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