For ages, the Nevada-based Area 51 has always been associated with sci-fi films and secret government conspiracies. From stories of aliens and mutants to mad scientists and crazy experiments, Area 51 served as the perfect foil to explain the unexplainable.
While many generations have just let things be, this social media obsessed one is trying something new. People actually started a Facebook event to go raid Area 51, which is a United States military airbase in Nevada mind you, to ‘see them aliens‘!
So far some 285,000 people have signed up to attend the raid. While another 310,000 are interested in attending.
The Event
This plan to raid Area 51 has been scheduled for Friday September, 20, 2019.
Given the reinforcements around the high-security, base people might get shot at. According to the discussions on the Facebook page, the assembly of UFO stans will do a ‘Naruto run toward Area 51‘.
The ‘Naruto run‘ refers to manga character Naruto Uzumaki’s run with his arms stretched behind him. This allows him to “move faster than bullets”.
Simply put, they are gonna barge right in.
The Lore Behind Area 51
Area 51 is a very secretive US military base thats nestled between mountain ranges, north of Las Vegas, Nevada.
It was only in 2013 that the American government admitted to the existence of Area 51 in a declassified CIA history file.
Not only is the facility highly secure, access to the facility is highly restricted for miles.
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People have speculated for ages that Area 51 is where alien remnants and artifacts are housed. The base is a beacon for UFO buffs and alien sleuths.
While the US government has never acknowledged interstellar spaceships or little green men surrounding Area 51 operations, the idea that alien cover-ups happen there has been going around for ages.
What the Rest of the Internet Thinks
While these alien sleuths and UFO buffs are intent on raiding Area 51, a lot of people think its’ a joke.
In case whoever started this event page did so as a joke, he/she might as well be marked by these alien fanatics.
Some people decided to have fun regarding the whole thing on social media:
When your mum walks in your room after you've just saved an alien from Area 51 pic.twitter.com/oRFYq37aAF
— Jack (@J4CKMULL) July 12, 2019
if the area 51 raid doesn’t happen like this then it shouldn’t happen at all pic.twitter.com/Ww4KZcBVJv
— amera (@middlemera) July 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/erikLLMM/status/1149481916485099522
Area 51 years after the attempted raid pic.twitter.com/rsxoAXwFhj
— IG : i_amwith_stupid (@i_amwith_stupid) July 11, 2019
Then there were people who are worried about the real issues.
Instead of storming Area 51 let’s raid all the immigration camps and set all the kids free
— not you (@sleazymcneazy) July 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/_dearwallflower/status/1149520492308520964
The one guy who actually shows up for the Area 51 raid: pic.twitter.com/TKfFbkHPXJ
— Nick paley (@nickpaley15) July 12, 2019
Suppose this raid does happen. What will the government say to cover it up? Will they bring in the FBI (X-Files Theme and all)?
https://twitter.com/_dearwallflower/status/1149490320838553600
https://twitter.com/jichunation/status/1149495448123478016
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The alien buff community is going strong though:
https://twitter.com/hobiseoul/status/1148250354435461120
https://twitter.com/therainman222/status/1149523076133994501
The government reading all these Area 51 raid tweets knowing they’re about to send out the MIB to have us forget pic.twitter.com/2NLc0Ihxc0
— 𝔍 (@javrxjas) July 12, 2019
Nobody:
The front gates of Area 51 during the raid: pic.twitter.com/isksLgeobr
— angelo (@censormouth) July 12, 2019
People are already thinking about ways to co-exist with aliens:
Telling your 1/4 alien grandchild about The Raid of ‘19 to rescue their grandma from Area 51, losing 285,000 of the bois in the process #Area51 #aliens pic.twitter.com/KeeloqeZnD
— Anders (@AndersHour) July 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/itsgagehoe/status/1149475721015750656
https://twitter.com/araina216/status/1149582982136512513
https://twitter.com/AUnderoos/status/1149473010702639104
If you think this was a joke, apparently people really are starting to show up. At least the government has ample time to beef up security. (over stage another cover-up).
Like they say in the X-Files, the truth is out there!
