My Odyssey To Area 51 by Thornton D. "TD" Barnes provides a personal account of how one becomes selected to work at Area 51. The book follows his odyssey through his childhood on a ranch in New Mexico, his military career, involvement with NSA, CIA, and NASA that brought him to Area 51. The book follows the career of a veteran of the NASA High Range and Groom Lake with where he and others pioneered the NASA X-15, XB-70, and Lifting Bodies. The CIA recruited Barnes for special projects team during CIA A-12 Project OXCART at Area 51 where he remained as Special Projects cadre for the Soviet MiG exploitation programs, the early days of stealth. My Odyssey To Area 51 was previously released under the title "Soaring With The Eagles." The content is declassified