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\nA crashed spy plane in Nevada\u2019s desert offers insight into the state\u2019s history of military aviation testing and the UFO conspiracy theories it touched off.
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\nOn Oct. 25, 1967, an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane called Aspen 28 crashed outside of Lovelock. This week, host Joey Lovato heads out into rural Nevada with nuclear physicist and aerospace enthusiast Taylor Wilson to find the wreckage. Along the way, Joey talks with Area 51 historian Peter Merlin to learn about the history of the secretive military base.
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\nJoey Lovato - @Joey_Lovato_
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\nTaylor Wilson - @Taylor_Wilson
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\nPeter Merlin - Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51
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\nREAD THE STORY
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\nBlackbird crash site highlights Nevada\u2019s key role in Cold War era aerospace testing