Half a million people have registered to attack Area 51. What will happen if they actually show up?

If all goes as planned, more than half a million strangers will gather in a remote Nevada town in mid-September, united by a common goal: the raid of Area 51 at the wee hours in the morning – using a force-based approach to the number reveal all the extraterrestrial treasures hidden in the notoriously clandestine government base.

Or, more simply, "Let's see the extraterrestrials."

Friday night, more than 540,000 people from around the world were registered to attend the Facebook event devoted to the joke: "Storm Area 51, they can not stop us all" – and as many people had indicated that they were "interested". Scheduled for Sept. 20 in the Amargosa Valley, an hour away from Las Vegas, the event's page currently contains thousands of messages that theorize the best way to break into top secret facilities.

"We will all meet at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry," reads a brief description of the event, created by the famous video game host SmyleeKun. "If we run naruto, we can go faster than their balls." The last part of the description refers to the animated ninja Naruto Uzumaki, whose notorious technique of head forward, arms behind his back, led some to think that she was making them faster. (It does not work)

Most people discussing the raid, including various media outlets having written about the Facebook event, recognize that this one is not meant to be taken seriously. But what about those who do not? It is unclear how many people, if any, will come forward to conduct a blitzkrieg operation on the Nellis Air Base Complex, which houses the land containing Area 51.

Some who have posted on the page of the event in recent days have considered this possibility.

"P. S. Hello, American government, it's a joke and I do not really intend to implement this plan," wrote the user Jackson Barnes, following his rather descriptive game plan. "I just thought it would be funny and that I could get unnecessary information on the internet.I am not responsible if people decide to storm Area 51."

During a conversation with the Washington Post on Friday afternoon, US Air Force spokeswoman Laura McAndrews said officials were aware of the situation. event on Facebook. When asked how the authorities could react to the passionate explorers who might try to enter Area 51 in September, Ms. McAndrews said she could not say more about the plans. specific or basic security procedures.

However, she warned the itching to try their luck.

"[Area 51] is an open training for the US Air Force and we would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train the US Armed Forces, "McAndrews said. The US Air Force is always ready to protect America and its goods. "

The installation has long been a source of intrigue for the public, yet for decades Americans have learned that Area 51 did not exist at all. This notion was officially debunked in 2013 when the CIA confirmed its existence through documents obtained in a request for public records by George Washington University.

Yes, Area 51 is real – and even though the report stated that it was only an aircraft test facility and did not mention anything about life. extraterrestrial, the revelation gave credence to conspiracy theories claiming that the government would use the base to hide aliens and their spaceship. . The CIA has since published information on the test flights that have taken place, and the extraterrestrial aspects of many of these theories have been debunked.

But in 2017, the Pentagon confirmed the existence of a $ 22 million government program to analyze "abnormal aerospace threats" – UFOs – offering foreign-obsessed thickets fresh fodder for their conjectures.

Although the facility is not accessible to the public, the area around Area 51 is a popular tourist destination, dotted with motels, museums and restaurants on the theme of aliens. (In 1996, Nevada renamed the 375 National Highway as an "extraterrestrial road"). However, people who venture too far into the lands surrounding the base are greeted with warning signs stating that they could be fined or sentenced to imprisonment for have taken pictures and photographed.

Some signs suggest that those entering could be subject to "deadly force".

In 2014, a sightseeing coach carrying four passengers near Area 51 crossed the warning signs inadvertently and entered the base, Las Vegas Now announced. Men in military uniform stopped the truck and all passengers of the vehicle were threatened with a conviction for minor misdemeanor and a fine of $ 650. The incident was filmed on a video, which shows that the passengers of the tour thought that it was all part of the experience. Only the driver was charged.

Of course, those who say they participate in the September raid know that their mission will not be easy. Some have come up with their own plans and even diagrams detailing how the group will take its base.