Published 08:41 IST, September 13th 2019

Area 51: Men arrested for trespassing, following a Facebook invite

Area 51: Two men from the Netherlands have been arrested on suspicion of trespassing into a secure U.S. government reservation. The two men followed a FB invite

Reported by: Pritesh Kamath
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Two men from Nerlands have been arrested on suspicion of trespassing into a secure US government reservation, sheriff’s officials said Thursday, September 12. y said y wanted to post an internet video of once-secret Area 51 military base in Neva. Area 51, popularly kwn as  alleged site for government studies of aliens, is United States Air Force Facility and it most likely supports development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems.  intense mystery surrounding base has me it frequent subject of conspiracy ories of tests and experiments being conducted on alien species of captured unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

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Arrived on Facebook post invite

Govert Charles Wilhelmus Jacob Sav and Ties Granzier, two men who were arrested told Nye County sheriff’s deputies y were in remote area to attend events next week near top-secret U.S. Air Force test area. A Facebook post inviting people to see aliens next weekend in tiny towns of Rachel and Hiko me Area 51 once again  focus of next weekend’s events.

“That’s why y said y were here,” Nye County Sheriff’s Capt. David Boruchowitz said. 

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Sav, 21, and Granzier, 20, were arrested on Tuesday, September 10, after y were found in a car near a gate inside Neva National Security Site, authorities said. 

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men were released on Thursday on a $500 bail with order to remain in U.S. ahe of scheduled court appearances on Monday, Boruchowitz said. 

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Disregarded " Trespassing" signs

As per Sheriff’s deputies, Sav and Granzier were found with a drone, computer and camera equipment, and accepted that y h disregarded “ Trespassing” signs, whereas  Air Force has posted warnings that people who try to enter Nellis Air Force Base bombing range surrounding Area 51 will be arrested. Nellis spokesman Nick Janeway said that land surrounding range is a harsh desert area, with little to life-sustaining services like water, food, gas or medical centres.

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Reports say that originator of “Storm Area 51” viral hoax is citing concerns about organization and funding and has withdrawn from an event called “Alienstock” scheduled next week in remote Neva desert.

06:15 IST, September 13th 2019