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If you've ever wondered if we're alone in the galaxy, you're not a space oddball.

More than 379,000 people signed up for a Facebook event in which they pledged to raid Area 51 in southern Nevada to "see them go aliens." An additional 396,000 people declared themselves "interested" on the event's page from Thursday night.

"If we [N]aruto run, we can go faster than their balls, "says the description of the event, evoking with humor a Japanese manga character known for his race with arms extended back and his head forward.

The page invites interviewees to meet on Sept. 20 at the Area 51 Alien Center, a mixed diner, a convenience store and a brothel in the Amargosa Valley, Nevada, about 90 miles from Las Vegas.

Although the event is in a few months, social media users have already begun to speculate on what might be inside the highly classified Air Force facilities in the Nevada Desert.

The installation has long been the subject of conspiracy theories, many speculating that it could be the government's hiding place for secrets about aliens and UFOs.

But those hoping for an extraterrestrial sighting might want to look elsewhere – Nevada ranking only 13th in the country for unexplained aircraft sightings. The state of Washington was first on the list.

And as far as the aliens are concerned, strange things have happened – an incident that occurred 25 years ago in which hundreds of people said they saw UFOs on the shores of Lake Michigan has still not been solved.

Event organizers might not be as eager to know if the truth is known: a message on the page detailing a "game plan" for the event included a warning at the bottom of the page.

"Hello, US government, it's a joke and I do not really intend to continue this plan," wrote a Facebook user, Jackson Barnes.

"I'm not responsible if people decide to storm Area 51," he said.

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