THE BLACK MAILBOX - Area 51 - Nevada

Last crawled date: 2 years, 11 months ago

The only landmark for about 40 miles on a barren stretch of highway is this mailbox battered by time and desert gusts. It's known as the Black Mailbox although, as you can see in this photo by Oliver Robinson, it's actually a faded white. The box is made of quarter-inch-thick bulletproof metal, and its door is clamped shut with a Master Lock. Its owner, say the black letters printed on its side, is STEVE MEDLIN, HC 61, BOX 80. Over the years, hundreds of people have converged here to photograph this box held up by a chipped metal pole. They camp next to it. They try to break into it. They debate its significance, or simply huddle by it for hours, staring into the night. Some think the mailbox is linked to nearby Area 51, a military installation and purported hotbed of extraterrestrial activity. At the very least, they consider the box a prime magnet for flying saucers. #alien #area_51 #black #box #extraterrestrial #hwy #mail #mailbox #nevada #postbox #route_375