After social media invitation to "storm Area 51 on September 20" went viral, rural Neva expected some activity along lines. Close to 2 million people were interested in rescuing  'aliens'. However, fears of a mass raid on remote site proved to be futile, with only about 150 odd people showing up.

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'Storm Area 51' fears unfounded

On Thursday and Friday, though rural Neva witnessed a flurry of people venturing in, close to 3,000 in number, few decided to actually go to  gates of Area 51. build-up since July 27, when a Facebook user h jokingly exhorted reers to 'storm' Area 51 on Sept. 20 to see  aliens, has failed to materialise. post re, "Storm Area 51, y Can't Stop All of Us." 

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Close to 150 people gared outside heavily guarded entrance to Area 51 around 3 a.m. on Friday, date and time set by social-media invitation. However, individuals refrained from causing any commotion and seemed like a curious bunch of people to see what was happening. UFO seekers were dressed up in costumes and some sported tin foil hats and alien masks. y were reportedly carrying signs such as “Free E.T. from government.”

According to reports, only five people were arrested after garing. Three people were arrested on suspicion of trespassing onto grounds of Area 51, one was arrested for indecent exposure after urinating near an entrance to base, and ar for an alcohol-related incident. Overall, commotion behind whole "lets storm area 51" seems to have fizzled out. 

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Centre of conspiracy ories

Area 51 US military base has long been centre of mysteries. It was created during Cold War between US and Soviet Union as a testing and development facility for aircraft by US government. However, U.S. government did t confirm base existed until 2013, and hence secrecy has fueled several rumours. It is rumored that secretive installation houses government secrets about extraterrestrial life and ships. re is a conspiracy ory that says that US government houses remnants of a flying saucer and bodies of its alien crew from a supposed UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947.

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