Avery Technical Center
Avery Technical Center is a 40-acre restricted facility within Dugway Proving Ground's West Desert Test Center, bordering Michael Army Airfield in Utah. Operated jointly by the US Army and the 388th Range Squadron out of Hill Air Force Base, Avery historically conducted radiobiological warfare research for the Atomic Energy Commission and currently serves chemical-biological defense testing operations. The facility is conspicuously absent from Dugway Proving Ground visitor guides despite being a major installation, and features an internal rail system originally designed for transporting radioactive materials. Avery gained significant attention in UAP research following witness "MS's" 2009 encounter with an alleged extraterrestrial craft in an unmarked building at the facility.
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History and Official Function
Avery Technical Center was established to conduct radiological studies and investigations into the handling of radioactive material, housing the Radiobiological Warfare Laboratories for the Atomic Energy Commission during the Cold War era. The facility's primary acknowledged function involves chemical and biological defense testing and training operations for both Army and Air Force personnel, particularly the 388th Range Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, which uses Avery for air testing and training associated with the southern Utah Test and Training Range.
An unclassified July 2012 environmental assessment report titled "Environmental Assessment of the Continued Exclusive Use of Department of the Army Land Located at US Army Dugway Proving Ground by Members of the US Air Force" provides detailed information about Avery's structure and operations, revealing that the facility is jointly operated by Army Test and Evaluation Command personnel and the Air Force's 388th Range Squadron.
Infrastructure and Key Buildings
Avery Technical Center employs an internal rail system for transportation of radioactive materials—a significant infrastructure detail given allegations of underground tunnel connections and craft transport. The facility comprises numerous numbered buildings, though many developed or unclassified structures are not marked or detailed in public documentation.
Key identified buildings include:
- Building 1010 (Test Operations): Believed to be the "ghost building" where witness MS encountered the hovering disc craft in 2009. An unmarked, unnumbered facility containing what MS described as a clean room environment.
- Building 1016 (Classified Storage): Designated for storage of classified materials and equipment.
- Building 1012 (Photo Operations and Maintenance): Handles photographic documentation and maintenance operations.
- Building 1038 (General Storage): General-purpose storage facility.
- Building 102 (Avery Tunnel Entrance): Identified as a tunnel entrance, potentially connecting to the alleged deep underground military base beneath Granite Peak.
Absence from Public Documentation
Avery Technical Center is notably missing from Dugway Proving Ground visitor guides and numerous US Army and ATEC documents, despite being a major 40-acre facility bordering Michael Army Airfield. This conspicuous absence contrasts sharply with detailed public documentation of nearby facilities like Ditto Technical Center, suggesting Avery's classification level or operational sensitivity exceeds that of other acknowledged DPG installations.
Witness MS 2009 Encounter
In 2009, C Martin Company contractor "MS" was assigned to read electrical meters across Dugway facilities as part of government billing operations. This routine task led him to enter an unmarked building at Avery—the "ghost building" with no numbers or insignia, believed to be Building 1010 (Test Operations).
Upon entry, MS was immediately confronted by armed guards (believed to be Industrial Security/INDC personnel) who held him at gunpoint. Inside what MS described as a clean room environment, he observed approximately six lab technicians in white coats (believed to be ATCH and Battelle Memorial Institute scientists) surrounding a hovering disc-shaped craft approximately 10 feet tall and 20 feet in circumference. The craft exhibited the following characteristics:
- Hovering 10-12 inches off the ground under its own power
- No visible propulsion system or audible noise
- Brushed metal appearance with absolutely no seams, fasteners, or visible construction joints
- Appeared to be manufactured from a single seamless piece
- A conical bottom section that appeared to float independently from the main craft
- Accompanied by a flat-screen electronic display showing what appeared to be a mapping/navigation system
MS observed that the craft appeared to be undergoing dismantling or study, with the conical bottom section removed and visible. He was immediately detained and transported to the Garrison building at Ditto Technical Center for six hours of interrogation by men in black suits.
Internal Rail System and Underground Connections
Avery's documented internal rail system, originally designed for transporting radioactive materials, has taken on additional significance in light of allegations regarding Dugway's deep underground military base. The presence of Building 102 (Avery Tunnel Entrance) and GP's claims that craft and materials are transported via underground rail connections suggest Avery's rail system may serve as the primary method for moving UAP-related materiel between surface facilities and the alleged underground complex beneath Granite Peak.
This infrastructure would enable covert transport of craft, materials, and personnel without surface observation, consistent with witness MS's observation of a craft in what appeared to be a staging or study area within the facility.
Connection to Joint MRTFB UAP Program Thesis
UAP researchers theorize that Avery Technical Center serves as the primary surface operations site for a joint Army-Air Force UAP legacy program, with the Army component (West Desert Test Center/ATEC) responsible for materiel exploitation, laboratory analysis, and clean room operations at Avery, while the Air Force component (388th Range Squadron/UTTR) handles flight testing operations from the adjacent Michael Army Airfield.
The facility's historical radiobiological research capabilities, clean room infrastructure, classified storage, internal rail transport system, and conspicuous absence from public documentation all support the hypothesis that Avery functions as more than an acknowledged chemical-biological defense facility—potentially serving as a primary site for studying and reverse-engineering technologies of unknown origin.