Area 51 raid is an event planned for September 20th. It gained traction through Facebook and is based in finding out what is hiding in the Area 51.
So let’s find out some more trivia and facts about this event!
- Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us is a Facebook event planned for September 20, 2019, 3:00 am to 6:00 am local time, at Area 51
- Area 51 is a United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range
- The event is to raid the site in search for extraterrestrial life
- The event was created by Matty Roberts
- Who confirmed it was comedic and disavowed responsibility for any casualties if people actually attempt to raid the military base
- Roberts posted the event on June 27, 2019
- Over 2 million people have responded “going” and 1.5 million “interested” on the event’s page
- Air Force spokeswoman Laura McAndrews said government officials were briefed on the event
- And discouraged people from attempting to enter military property
- Nevada law enforcement also warned potential participants in the event against trespassing
- The event, although intended as comedic, has had an effect on businesses
- Both locally in Nevada and around the United States
Which are creating preparations for visitors and products for people going - In addition, people have started gathering in neighboring towns such as Rachel, Nevada
- In Lincoln County, Nevada, two music festivals have also been planned
- Alienstock in Rachel and Storm Area 51 Basecamp in Hiko, Nevada
- However, local governments and police fear that even these legal events may be problematic if too many people show up
- Alienstock was cancelled by Roberts due to poor planning
- And planned for it to be relocated to Las Vegas
- Although the Little A’Le’Inn owner Connie West attempted to continue with the name in Rachel
- Roberts’ lawyers sent her a cease and desist regarding use of the name
- Area 51 has been the subject of many conspiracy theories regarding aliens since the 1950s
- Then some individuals reported seeing UFOs at the location of the base, around the time the military started flying CIA U2 spy planes in the area
- The CIA declassified documents related to Area 51 and recognized its existence in 2013
- Conspiracy theorists believe aliens, UFOs, or secrets related to them are stored at Area 51
- In June 2019, The Pentagon provided a briefing on UFOs encountered by Navy pilots to members of Congress
- U.S. president Donald Trump had also been briefed on UFOs
- College student Matty Roberts, the creator of the event, came up with the idea after watching Area 51 conspiracy theorist Bob Lazar and filmmaker Jeremy Corbell on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on June 20, 2019
- Lazar claimed to have worked with alien spacecraft when working at an underground facility at Area 51
- Roberts is also known as video game streamer SmyleeKun
- He created the event on Facebook on June 27 as a joke
- Not meant to be taken seriously, not imagining the viral spread the event would receive
- The event plans for the raid in Amargosa Valley from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. PDT on September 20, 2019
- The Facebook event writes, “If we naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets. Lets [sic] see them aliens”
- Referring to the unique running style of anime character Naruto Uzumaki and several other characters
- Who run with their arms stretched behind them, head down and torso tilted forward
- Roberts said the event had only around 40 signatures 3 days into the event’s listing and then suddenly went viral
- The meme possibly spread first on the app TikTok
- As well as Reddit and Instagram later
- The Facebook page for the event is filled with thousands of satirical posts discussing the best way to break into Area 51
- After the viral spread of the meme, Roberts was worried that he would receive a visit from the FBI
- The event received 2 million “Going”
- And another 1.5 million “Interested” signatures as of August 22
- Roberts has since made plans to organize a music festival based on the event known as “Alienstock”
- Rapper Lil Nas X released a music video for the Young Thug and Mason Ramsey remix of “Old Town Road” about the planned raid
- Youtuber Johnny Medlar made a remix of Sabaton’s song Fields of Verdun named Area 51
- With the lyrics changed after its namesake
- Copycat events such as plans to storm a genealogical vault of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Loch Ness, and the Bermuda Triangle have also been created
- In the Netherlands, a left wing meme page known as “Memes for the Masses” created “Storm the Education Implementation Office Headquarters” event as a protest to student loans
- On July 10, speaking with The Washington Post, Air Force spokeswoman Laura McAndrews said officials were aware of the event, and issued a warning
- The events surrounding the storm prompted the FAA to post two temporary flight restrictions
- Closing the airspace above two places nearby Area 51 during the days surrounding the planned raid
- While intended as comedic, some people have taken the event seriously
- And have traveled to Area 51 or surrounding areas themselves
- Beginning 20 September, people were reported camping around Rachel in preparation for the raid
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