An event that began as a Facebook joke is expected to attract several thousand people to a remote area of the Nevada desert over the next three days.
Not the aliens. The RVs, packed with UFO enthusiasts, conspiracy theorists and those just looking to party in a remote area of the Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51,” a gathering that began as an internet joke but is expected to attract several thousand people here over the next three days.
The original “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us’” Facebook post was supposed to be a joke inspired by a recent documentary on the once secret military research site known as Area 51, part of the Nevada Test and Training Range, where conspiracy theorists allege the U.S. government is engaged in extraterrestrial research.[Photos: Earthlings descend on Area 51 for aliens, parties]
And while the vast majority were likely in on the joke, the overwhelming response was taken seriously by local, state and military officials, who warned that “any attempt to access military installations or military training areas is dangerous.” Lincoln County Commissioner Varlin Higbee said more than 300 law enforcement personnel and first responders from across the state have been dispatched to handle any possible attempts to “storm” the gates.Connie West, too, warned against any such attempt.Story continuesTheories about the government covering up alien activity abounded after the 1947 crash of a high-altitude balloon in Roswell, N.M.
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