{"type":"locations","slug":"manzano-base","title":"Manzano Base","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/manzano-base","description":"Secure weapons storage area near Kirtland AFB tied to nuclear stockpiles and rumored alien materials","date":"1950-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Base"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","status":"decommissioned","lat":35.0403,"lng":-106.5497,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Nuclear Arsenal\n\nEstablished in the 1950s, the Manzano Weapons Storage Area housed atomic bombs in heavily guarded bunkers carved into the mountains.[^1][^2]\n\n## Persistent Stories\n\nUFO researchers claim secret underground labs exist here, though official sources describe only munitions depots.[^3][^4][^5]\n\n\n[^1]: [Kirtland AFB history: Base History](https://www.kirtland.af.mil/About-Us/Kirtland-AFB-History/Base-History/)\n[^2]: [GlobalSecurity.org: Manzano Base](https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/manzano.htm)\n[^3]: [Subterranean Bases: Bennewitz and Manzano Weapons Storage Area claims](https://subterraneanbases.com/alleged-human-rights-abuses-at-a-joint-us-govt-et-base-dulce-nm/)\n[^4]: [Gabe Valdez archive: Bennewitz, Kirtland, and Manzano context](http://www.gabevaldez.com/)\n[^5]: [Kirtland AFB heritage booklet mentioning Manzano Weapons Storage](https://www.kirtland.af.mil/Portals/52/documents/KAFB%20Heritage%20Booklet%20Apr%202022.pdf?ver=hCQRlht4g6R3KGqg5aK7wg%3D%3D)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"richard-doty","title":"Richard Doty","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/richard-doty"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/manzano-base","title":"Manzano Base","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/locations/manzano-base","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"continent":"North America"}