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[[Image:Area69.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Area 69]]

'''Area 69''' is the highly protected and secretive government research facility in the heart of [[Bone County]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]]. It sits immediately to the south of [[Verdant Meadows]], to the west of [[Las Venturas]], to the east of [[El Castillo del Diablo]], and directly to the north of [[Green Palms]]. The base is a spoof of the real-life [[wp:Area 51|Area 51]] in southern [[wp:Nevada|Nevada]], but named after the [[69]] sexual position. The ingame base differs greatly from the real life Area 51, evidenced by the lack of a runway, smaller overall size, and different layout. In the past, Area 69 was associated with the long-held rumour of aliens and [[UFOs|UFO]] sightings in the game. Entering or flying over the base will result in a 5-star [[Wanted Level|wanted level]]. Flying over the base results not only in the wanted level, but also tracking and attack from [[Surface-to-Air Missile|SAM]] sites and pursuing [[Hydra|Hydras]]. Flying too close to the edge of the base will also result in attack from the nearest SAM site, although a wanted level will not be obtained if close enough to the base's periphery. The base's three SAM sites may be destroyed using powerful weaponry such as missiles from a jet, a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]], or a [[Minigun|minigun]]. Furthermore, their heat-seeking missiles may be avoided using countermeasures (flares), if equipped on the player's aircraft.