TTO – Originating from a call on Facebook, 3,000 Americans flocked to an area with a top-secret US military base after rumors that aliens would appear there.

3,000 people flocked to the US base in the desert to see aliens – Photo 1.
Curious people wearing strange costumes flocked to Area 51 in the Nevada desert on September 20 – Photo: REUTERS

A resident named Matty Robert created an event on Facebook called “Storm Area 51. They can’t stop all of us”. Area 51 is a US military base in Nevada.

The event took place on September 20 (US time). Nearly 2 million people clicked “going” (attending) this event, making authorities worried that there would be a crisis situation in the middle of the Nevada desert – considered the location of a top-secret US military base.

Robert later admitted that it was just a joke. The 27-year-old deleted the event organizer. However, Robert’s joke also caused about 3,000 people to appear near Area 51 on the morning of September 20 (US time), according to CNN.

“They threatened to storm in. Officers warned them of the consequences of storming the base, so they reconsidered,” said Kerry Lee, Lincoln County Sheriff.

3,000 people flock to US base in desert to see aliens – Photo 2.
A man rides a motorcycle with an alien effigy attached – Photo: REUTERS

Meanwhile, according to Reuters, police arrested 3 people near Area 51, including a Canadian, while a woman was briefly detained after trying to cross the fence into Area 51.

Police officer Lee said the military is still increasing security at Area 51 due to concerns that more people will flock to the base on the evening of September 20 and over the weekend.

Area 51 has long been considered the US government’s most secretive military base. Many theories suggest that this is where the remains of a flying saucer and an alien body were found after a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.

It was not until 2013 that the US government confirmed the existence of Area 51. The CIA then released documents proving that the base was used to test top-secret spy planes.

However, these documents still did not quell many people’s suspicions that Washington was holding aliens at Area 51.