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> The Groom Lake Desert Rat is an online newsletter by Glenn Campbell. It was operational from Jan. 1994 through October 1996, when it collapsed under its own weight. It was reincarnated in November 1997 as The Desert Rat. It then died after only one new issue (not enough time). {.is-info}

The Groom Lake Desert Rat

The Naked Truth from Open Sources.

[Area_51](/Government_Installation/Area_51) || Nellis Range || TTR/NTS || S-4 || WEIRD STUFF || DESERT LORE

A World Wide Web Newsletter (Promo as of 1/6/96)

~~Available at http://www.cris.com/psyspy/area51/desert_rat~~

THE GROOM LAKE DESERT RAT is a report on happenings along the border of top secret "Area 51" in central Nevada. There are a lot of fast breaking news stories here, and this seems the best way to report on them. The first issue of this on-line newsletter was published Jan. 18, 1994, and new issues have appeared about every 2-6 weeks since then. (32 issues as of Dec. 1995)

• Ranked as one of the "Top 10 Email 'Zines" by Wired Magazine.*

The Desert Rat is primarily a World Wide Web publication. The Desert Rat is "Guiltware." WWW access is free, but if you obtain any information or entertainment from the Rat, you are expected to pay a $5 "users fee," which allows you to read all issues of the Rat for one year without guilt.

The Desert Rat is also offered in text form by email, but only to users who have already paid their $5 fee. To subscribe to this service, send $5 to the address at bottom along with your email address. We also offer a subscription service that just tells you when a new issue is available, so you can look it up on the WWW. (Be sure to specify "full" or "abbreviated" in your subscription request.)

Groom Dry Lake is located about 90 miles north of Las Vegas. It is the site of a "Black Budget" aircraft testing base that the government does not acknowledge. Also in this vicinity is Papoose Dry Lake, the place where some claim the government has housed "borrowed" alien spacecraft. The newsletter walks a careful line about what may be out there at Papoose and Groom Lakes, trying to avoid speculation, but we argue that the secrecy here is excessive given the end of the Cold War.

The newsletter is authored and published by Psychospy ("Psycho" to friends). We are formerly of the software trade on the wicked East Coast. We came to this area to investigate the many unusual claims here. For almost three years, we have lived in the shadow of the secret base. Among other things, the newsletter may record some of our personal misadventures here in the Nevada desert.

The newsletter will be issued at irregular intervals and for an indefinite period--for as long as there is news to report. Our readership is in the tens of thousands, and they read us in the Pentagon, darn sure!

== The Groom Lake Desert Rat - Issue #1 == Jan. 18, 1994

• Freedom Ridge Status
• Some Viewpoints Remain Untouched
• Field Trip A Success
• Men In Black Visit Rachel
• Trespassers Plead Not Guilty
• Late Breaking News|

The Groom Lake Desert Rat - Issue #2 Feb. 2, 1994

• Caliente Land Grab Hearing
• Throw The Bums Out
• Las Vegas Hearing Date Set
• Trespassers' Trial Rescheduled
• An Ambassadorial Visit
• Recent Articles
• "Paranoid News" Launched

The Groom Lake Desert Rat - Issue #3 Feb. 12, 1994

• Psychospy Suffers Convulsions
• Popular Science Cover Story
• Groom Tour Info
• There Is No Crisis Corner
• Fun With Sensors
• Sensor Update
• In Brief
• Wisdom Of Jack D. Ripper

The Groom Lake Desert Rat - Issue #4 March 6, 1994 (23K) - Report On Las Vegas Land Grab Hearing: A Lawyer Speaks - Anthony Hilder - Wrath of Allah

Issue #5. Mar. 21, 1994 (23K) - Secret Base Cheats Local Tax Rolls - Sheriff's Contract - Toxic Waste Update - Patriot Revealed - Intel Bitties

Issue #6. April 6, 1994 (23K) - Cammo Dudes Raise The Ante (Film Seized from New York Times) - How To Trap A Dude - Intel Bitties

Issue #7. April 10, 1994 (9K) - ABC News Loses Camera Equipment - Trial Date Correction - Campbell Seeks Confiscated Film - Transcript: ABC News Report on Groom Lake April 19, 1994

Issue #8. May 9, 1994 (23K) - Psychospy Goes To Washington - Aftermath Of ABC Seizure - Intel Bitties

Issue #9. June 1, 1994 (23K) - Media Violence Hinted In F.R. Incident - Land Grab Update - "Bombing Runs" On Public Land? - Flat Tire Problems Persist - Landsat Images Available - Trespassers Trial Date June 8 - New Mail Order Products - A Pentagon Coup

Issue #10. July 5, 1994 (23K) - Media Communications 101

Issue #11. July 15, 1994 (23K) - A Nuclear Threat and the Alien Conspiracy - New York Times Magazine - Notable Quotes - Intel Bitties

Issue #12. July 20, 1994 (8K) - Campbell Arrested During Second TV Seizure

Issue #13. August 1, 1994 (24K) - Media Communications 102 - Freedom Ridge Closure Looms - Proposed Outing - Lazar Timeline Released - Mysterious Larry King Stopover

Issue #14. August 10, 1994 (30K) - A Land Grab Argument - Where To Write - Intel Bitties - News Article: Groomstock '94 Aug. 29, 1994.

Issue #15. September 2, 1994 (41K) - Subtleties of The Television Talk Show (1 of 2) - New Air Force Statement on Groom - EG&G to Abandon Test Site - Janet "N" Numbers - Janet Handoff Frequencies - Groomstock '94, Sound Familiar? - Campbell Arraigned - Larry King Not Cloned? - Mysterious Sign Disappearance - Intel Bitties

Issue #16. September 16, 1994 (34K) - Subtleties Of The Television Talk Show--Part II - New Ben Rich Book - Land Grab Update - Our Readers Respond - Intel Bitties - Larry King circus comes to town (newsgroup posting, 9/30/94)

Issue #17. October 13, 1994 (45K) - Sensor Wars, A Journalist Replies - Rumor--"Fan Man" Sails Toward Base - Intel Bitties

Issue #18. November 16, 1994 (44K) - Incumbent Sheriff Prevails In Local Election - Larry King Feedback - Dr. Greer On "48 Hours", Our Readers Respond - BLM Environmental Assessment Released - Campbell Trial Invitation - Hazardous Waste Pre-Trial Hearings - Enemy Update - Intel Bitties

Issue #19. (Removed.) December 7, 1994 (22K) - Court Rejects All Motions in Campbell Case - Removed--boring.

Issue #20. December 19, 1994 (32K) - Ufo Release: Ten Times O.J.?, - Campbell Gets Special Prosecutor - Two New Accused Trespassers Plead Not Guilty Legal Fund Established - Land Grab Status / Outing Proposed - More Larry King Comments - Corrections And Updates - Intel Bitties - Ask Psychospy - Issue #21. January 25, 1995 (36K) - Fun With Law - Legal Fund Grows - Case Of The Kidnapped Trespassers - New Product: Vehicle Pass - Freebie: Nellis Range Chart - Cellular Interference - Triangular Aircraft Sighting - Picnic Report - Intel Bitties

Issue #22. February 23, 1995 (41K) - Tales Of The Test Site-Part 1 - Knapp Speaks In Las Vegas - Nellis "UFO" On Hard Copy - Another Source Comes Forward - Accused Trespassers Found Guilty - Campbell Trial March 3rd - Series Of Hikes Planned - Intel Bitties

Issue #23. March 17, 1995 (62K+pix) - Tales Of The Test Site-Part 2 (The Story of "Alfred") - Campbell Convicted--And Appeals - Campbell Enemy List Grows - Flame Of The Month - Mt. Sterling Hike April 8 - Aviation Week On Black Projects - Intel Bitties - Area 51 Maps Seen On KLAS-TV

Issue #24. April 4, 1995 (39K) - The Story Of "Jarod" - All About Boron, Groom in Outbreak - Campbell Banned from A'Le'Inn - Our Readers Respond, Lincoln County in the News - Intel Bitties

Issue #25. April 15, 1995 (28K) - Freedom Ridge Closed - Fundamentals of Democracy - Area 51--The Movie - Tikaboo Hike May 13 - Intel Bitty Kitties - Article: "Arizonans Forming Militias To Oppose Perceived 'Invasion'" Featuring con man and Area 51 conspiracy theorist Bill Cooper. (5K)

Issue #26. May 21, 1995 (51K) - Research Center Expands - New Mexico Field Trip, Fiction Meets Reality - Even The Dirt Is Classified - News From Lower Rachel - St. Paul Conference - Ambassador Merlin Faces Opposition - Area 51 Nightclub Coming To Vegas - A Disturbing Prophesy, Intel Bitties - Testimony: Campbell's Opposition to Alien Highway Bill. (8K) - News Article: Secret Base Stays Unnamed. (5K) - Anonymous complaint from Campbell's Las Vegas neighbor suggesting he is a possible Soviet spy. (6/13/95)

Issue #27. June 12, 1995 (68K+pix) - Jarod's Simulator - Desert Blast - The Loons Are Winning - Clark's Sighting Questioned - Pop Culture Watch, Mt. Cury Hike June 24 - Intel Bitties - Little A'Le'Inn On-Line? - Wired magazine article on 1994 Desert Blast (17K+pix) - Interim Update (#27A)

Issue #28. July 28, 1995 (64K+pix) - Reality Defined - The Hungarian Connection - More Details from Jarod - Appeal Brief Filed - Cammo Dude Manual Now On-Line - Intel Bitties

Issue #29. August 18, 1995 (70K+pix) - Fun With Folklore - Campbell Confesses to Government Involvement - Executive Correspondence? - Pursuing the Hologram - Our Readers Respond - Intel Bitties - Parable about the spread of news in the henhouse.

Issue #30. September 29, 1995 (39K+pix) - Turley Wins Critical Ruling - Autopsy Dissected - Road Trip - Follow-Up on "Executive Briefing" - Intel Bitties - Our Reader's Respond

Issue #31. October 30, 1995 (57K+pix) - Flying Saucer Crash-O-Rama - Kingman Landing Site - Kingman Points of Interest - Socorro/Zamora Landing Site - Presidential Exemption Granted - KLAS Revealed - Intel Bitties - Our Readers Respond

Issue #32. December 9, 1995 (60K+pix) - The 400 Lazars of Budapest - A Viennese Pilgrimage - Pop Culture Watch - Ask Psychospy - Ufologist Database Inaugurated - Morton on the Warpath - Bechtel Wins Test Site Contract - Dudes Up to Old Tricks - St. Paul Report - Flame of the Month

Issue #33. February 19, 1996 - Jarod's Organization - Channeling Jarod - The Bob & Gene & John Show - From The Newsroom

Issue #34. March 1996 - Groom Lawsuit Dismissed - Campbell Appeal Dismissed, E.T. Highway Protest - Nellis Range Overflight - Hular Rules the Universe, R. Nixon - Hero of Hungary

Issue #35. April 1996 - Cammo Dude Roster - Doubletalk on the E.T. Highway - Our Readers Respond

Issue #36. July 4, 1996 - Invasion Of The Pod People! - Nellis Range Renewal - [Area_51](/Government_Installation/Area_51) is Edwards DET 3 - Glenn Campbell of Area 51 Meets Glenn Campbell of [Area_51](/Government_Installation/Area_51) - From The Newsroom

Issue #37. Fall 1996 - A Profile in Courage - Strange Gravity

Issue #38. November 1997 (Final Issue) - Review of Dan Sherman's "Project Preserve Destiny"

• • DESERT RAT BACK ISSUES**

With tens of thousands of readers worldwide, it's too costly and time consuming for us to send out back issues of the Desert Rat by email. At present, back issues are available only via WWW at the address above and by hard copy.

~~Back issues of the Desert Rat for 1994 (#1-20) are available in hard copy, spiral bound, for $20 plus shipping.~~

~~A similar volume is also available for 1995, for $15 plus shipping.~~ ~~Shipping is $4 for one or two volumes by priority mail in the U.S. (For international shipping via airmail, contact us at Area51RC@aol.com)~~

• • MAIL ORDER CATALOG**

~~A catalog of items relating to Area 51, UFOs and government secrecy is available on our Web server or upon request by US mail. For the hard-copy catalog, send your mailing address to us at Area51RC@aol.com .~~

• • THE DESERT RAT IS "GUILTWARE"**

Distribution of the Desert Rat on the WWW is free. However, if you derive any significant information or entertainment from the Rat, you are obligated by your own conscience to send us $5 for one year of guilt-free reading. The $5 can be cash (in any currency) or check made to "Area 51 Research Center" at the address below. Please include your email address if possible, and tell us if you would like to be on one of our distribution lists.

~~Area 51 Research Center~~ ~~PO Box 448, Dept. DR Rachel, NV 89001~~