Gila Flats Test Base

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Gila Flats Test Base is a fictional U.S. nuclear research and testing facility in the Watchmen universe, known as the site of Jon Osterman’s catastrophic accident that transforms him into Doctor Manhattan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional military base
fictional research facility
location in the Watchmen universe
associatedWithCharacter Doctor Manhattan
linked to: Dr. Manhattan

Jon Osterman
linked to: Jonathan Osterman
country United States
creator Alan Moore
Dave Gibbons
employerOf Edward Jacobi
Janey Slater
Jon Osterman
linked to: Jonathan Osterman
eventType intrinsic field subtractor accident
fictionalUniverse Watchmen
firstAppearance Watchmen #4
firstAppearanceIn Watchmen (1986–1987 comic series)
hasEquipment intrinsic field subtractor
locatedInFictionalRegion Arizona desert
medium comic book
narrativeRole key flashback location in Watchmen
origin site of Doctor Manhattan
notableEvent accident that transforms Jon Osterman into Doctor Manhattan
operatedBy U.S. government
U.S. military
primaryFunction nuclear research
nuclear testing
publisher DC Comics
researchField nuclear physics
particle physics
securityClassification top secret
statusInStory abandoned after the accident

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Dr. Manhattan employerBeforeTransformation Gila Flats Test Base
Captain Trips originLocation California desert military base (fictional)
linked to: Gila Flats Test Base
Janey Slater workplace Gila Flats Test Base