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(";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Alienstock 2019</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alamo,_Nevada" title="Alamo, Nevada">Alamo</a> residents sell <a href="/wiki/Margarita" title="Margarita">margaritas</a> to Alienstock attendees</li> <li>Crowd gathered at the back gate of Area 51 on the night of the 20th, one person holding a North Korean flag</li> <li>An attendee of the Storming poses in front of Area 51's main gate</li> <li>Lincoln County Deputies stand guard at the back gate to Area 51</li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">September 17–21, 2019<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart">2019-09-17</span> – <span class="dtend">2019-09-21</span>)</span> (5 years ago)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">Approximately 96 hours</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">Little A'Le'Inn (<a href="/wiki/Rachel,_Nevada" title="Rachel, Nevada">Rachel</a>)<br />Basecamp (<a href="/wiki/Hiko,_Nevada" title="Hiko, Nevada">Hiko</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Nevada" title="Lincoln County, Nevada">Lincoln County, Nevada</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Also known as</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">Area 51 Raid</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Music_festival" title="Music festival">Music festival</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Theme</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Ufology" title="Ufology">Ufology</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cause</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> event</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motive</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/play_along" class="extiw" title="wikt:play along">Playing along</a> with a joke, <a href="/wiki/Internet_celebrity" title="Internet celebrity">Internet fame</a>, genuine <a href="/wiki/Ufology" title="Ufology">ufology</a> enthusiasm</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Participants</th><td class="infobox-data attendee" style="text-align: left;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>150 (main event)</li><li>1,500 (festivals)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Non-fatal injuries</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">2 (rollover crash near Rachel)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Arrests</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">7</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us</b> was an American <a href="/wiki/Facebook_event" class="mw-redirect" title="Facebook event">Facebook event</a> that took place on and around September 20, 2019, in the desert surrounding <a href="/wiki/Area_51" title="Area 51">Area 51</a>, a highly-classified <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> (USAF) facility within the <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Test_and_Training_Range" title="Nevada Test and Training Range">Nevada Test and Training Range</a>. </p><p>The event, created as a <a href="/wiki/Sardonicism" title="Sardonicism">sardonic</a> <a href="/wiki/Shitposting" title="Shitposting">shitpost</a> by Matty Roberts on June 27, 2019, asked Facebook users to band together and raid the site in a search for <a href="/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life" title="Extraterrestrial life">extraterrestrial life</a> that <a href="/wiki/Area_51#UFO_and_other_conspiracy_theories" title="Area 51">conspiracy-theory lore</a> claims may be concealed inside.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More than 2 million people responded "going" and 1.5 million "interested" on the event's page, which subsequently attracted widespread media attention and caused the event to become an <a href="/wiki/Internet_meme" title="Internet meme">Internet meme</a>. Roberts later stated his intentions for the event had been purely comedic, and disavowed responsibility for any casualties had there been any actual attempt to raid the military base. </p><p>On the day of the event, only about 150 people were reported to have shown up at the two entrances to Area 51, with none succeeding in entering the site. Two <a href="/wiki/Music_festival" title="Music festival">music festivals</a> were planned to coincide with the event: Alienstock in <a href="/wiki/Rachel,_Nevada" title="Rachel, Nevada">Rachel, Nevada</a>, and Storm Area 51 Basecamp in <a href="/wiki/Hiko,_Nevada" title="Hiko, Nevada">Hiko, Nevada</a>. An estimated 1,500 people attended these festivals, according to state and local law enforcement. Air Force spokeswoman Grace Manock stated government officials were briefed on the event and discouraged people from attempting to enter military property. <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement" title="Law enforcement">law enforcement</a> also warned potential participants against <a href="/wiki/Trespass_to_land#United_States" title="Trespass to land">trespassing</a>. The event had an effect on businesses both locally in Nevada and around the United States, which prepared products for visitors and those attending the event. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Storm_Area_51&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Area_51" title="Area 51">Area 51</a> and <a href="/wiki/UFO_conspiracy_theories" title="UFO conspiracy theories">UFO conspiracy theories</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Area_51_Main_Gate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Area_51_Main_Gate.jpg/165px-Area_51_Main_Gate.jpg" decoding="async" width="165" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Area_51_Main_Gate.jpg/248px-Area_51_Main_Gate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Area_51_Main_Gate.jpg/330px-Area_51_Main_Gate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The main gate of the Nevada Test and Training Range, colloquially known as Area 51</figcaption></figure> <p>Area 51 is a common name given to a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> (USAF) facility in the <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Test_and_Training_Range" title="Nevada Test and Training Range">Nevada Test and Training Range</a>. Opening in 1955, the facility functioned as an aircraft testing and development facility during the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>. The facility is kept highly classified, protected from unauthorized entry by warning signs, electronic surveillance and armed guards.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CIA declassified documents related to Area 51 and recognized its existence in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Area 51's intense secrecy has caused it to become the subject of many <a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_theory" title="Conspiracy theory">conspiracy theories</a> regarding the presence of aliens on the site.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These began in the 1950s, when some individuals reported seeing <a href="/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object" title="Unidentified flying object">UFOs</a> at the location of the base. Conspiracy theorists believe aliens, UFOs, or information related to them are stored at Area 51.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facebook_event_and_Internet_meme">Facebook event and Internet meme</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Storm_Area_51&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Facebook event and Internet meme"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:No_Photography_photo_at_the_Main_Gate_of_Area_51.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/No_Photography_photo_at_the_Main_Gate_of_Area_51.jpg/220px-No_Photography_photo_at_the_Main_Gate_of_Area_51.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/No_Photography_photo_at_the_Main_Gate_of_Area_51.jpg/330px-No_Photography_photo_at_the_Main_Gate_of_Area_51.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/No_Photography_photo_at_the_Main_Gate_of_Area_51.jpg/440px-No_Photography_photo_at_the_Main_Gate_of_Area_51.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="2392" /></a><figcaption>Attendee taking a photograph of a sign at the main gate of Area 51</figcaption></figure> <p>Matty Roberts was a <a href="/wiki/Bakersfield,_California" title="Bakersfield, California">Bakersfield</a> resident, and a moderator of the Facebook page <i>Shitposting cause I'm in shambles</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Shitposting" title="Shitposting">Shitposting</a>" is the act of posting content online with intentionally ironic or poor quality.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Matty devised the idea of creating the Storm Area 51 event after watching Area 51 conspiracy theorist <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lazar" title="Bob Lazar">Bob Lazar</a> and filmmaker <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Kenyon_Lockyer_Corbell" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell">Jeremy Corbell</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Joe_Rogan_Experience" title="The Joe Rogan Experience">The Joe Rogan Experience</a></i> podcast on June 20, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-nevitt-2019_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-nevitt-2019-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Prior_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prior-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He created the event on <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> on June 27, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-Newsweek_2019_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newsweek_2019-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The event was planned to take place in <a href="/wiki/Amargosa_Valley" title="Amargosa Valley">Amargosa Valley</a> from 3<span class="nowrap"> </span>a.m. to 6<span class="nowrap"> </span>a.m. PDT on September 20, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-Newsweek_2019_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newsweek_2019-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Betz_2019_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Betz_2019-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McAndrewsWaPo_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McAndrewsWaPo-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Facebook event wrote, "If we <a href="/wiki/Naruto_run" class="mw-redirect" title="Naruto run">naruto run</a>, we can move faster than their bullets. Lets see them aliens [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>]",<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-nevitt-2019_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-nevitt-2019-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> referring to the distinctive running style of anime character <a href="/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki" title="Naruto Uzumaki">Naruto Uzumaki</a> and several other <a href="/wiki/List_of_Naruto_characters" title="List of Naruto characters">characters</a>, who run with their arms stretched behind them, head down and torso tilted forward.<sup id="cite_ref-Cockburn_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cockburn-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fortin_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fortin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Roberts stated the event had only received around 40 responses three days into the event's listing, before it suddenly and unexpectedly went viral.<sup id="cite_ref-Betz_2019_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Betz_2019-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Haring_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haring-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The resulting <a href="/wiki/Internet_meme" title="Internet meme">meme</a> quickly spread to other social media applications such as <a href="/wiki/TikTok" title="TikTok">TikTok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reddit" title="Reddit">Reddit</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Facebook page for the event was filled with thousands of satirical posts discussing topics like means of breaking into Area 51.<sup id="cite_ref-McAndrewsWaPo_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McAndrewsWaPo-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The meme's virality caused Roberts to worry that he would receive a visit from the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Prior_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prior-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Haring_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haring-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event received 2<span class="nowrap"> </span>million "going" and another 1.5 million "interested" signatures as of August 22.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rapper <a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X">Lil Nas X</a> released a music video for the <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mason_Ramsey" title="Mason Ramsey">Mason Ramsey</a> <a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Road#Young_Thug_and_Mason_Ramsey_remix" title="Old Town Road">remix</a> of "<a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Road" title="Old Town Road">Old Town Road</a>" about the planned raid.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Copycat events such as plans to storm a genealogical vault of <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Loch_Ness" title="Loch Ness">Loch Ness</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Time_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Time-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle" title="Bermuda Triangle">Bermuda Triangle</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, The <a href="/wiki/US_Capitol_Building" class="mw-redirect" title="US Capitol Building">US Capitol Building</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City's</a> <a href="/wiki/Vatican_Apostolic_Archive" title="Vatican Apostolic Archive">archives</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were also created. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Response">Response</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Storm_Area_51&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wfm_area51_map_en.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Wfm_area51_map_en.png/220px-Wfm_area51_map_en.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Wfm_area51_map_en.png/330px-Wfm_area51_map_en.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Wfm_area51_map_en.png/440px-Wfm_area51_map_en.png 2x" data-file-width="1382" data-file-height="980" /></a><figcaption>A map that details the US military land in Southern Nevada, showing Rachel, Hiko, Alamo, Armargosa Valley, and Las Vegas</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_government">National government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Storm_Area_51&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: National government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 10, speaking with <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i>, Air Force spokeswoman Laura McAndrews stated officials were aware of the event, and issued a warning saying: "[Area 51] is an open training range for the U.S. Air Force, and we would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces", adding that "The U.S. Air Force always stands ready to protect America and its assets".<sup id="cite_ref-McAndrewsWaPo_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McAndrewsWaPo-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fortin_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fortin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A public information officer at <a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis Air Force Base</a> told <a href="/wiki/KNPR" title="KNPR">KNPR</a> that "any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged".<sup id="cite_ref-Schoenmann_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schoenmann-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The FBI also stated that they would be monitoring the situation and the number of people that would come to the events.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-nevitt-2019_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-nevitt-2019-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The events also prompted the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a> (FAA) to post two temporary flight restrictions, closing the airspace above two places nearby Area 51 during the days surrounding the planned raid.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Defense_Visual_Information_Distribution_Service" title="Defense Visual Information Distribution Service">Defense Visual Information Distribution Service</a> (DVIDS), the military's public relations office, made a Twitter post on September 20 depicting military personnel and a <a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit">B-2 stealth bomber</a> with the caption "The last thing #Millennials will see if they attempt the #area51raid today". The tweet was later deleted, and the DVIDS issued an apology.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government">Local government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Storm_Area_51&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Local government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Little_A%27Le%27Inn_Tow_Truck.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/The_Little_A%27Le%27Inn_Tow_Truck.jpg/220px-The_Little_A%27Le%27Inn_Tow_Truck.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/The_Little_A%27Le%27Inn_Tow_Truck.jpg/330px-The_Little_A%27Le%27Inn_Tow_Truck.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/The_Little_A%27Le%27Inn_Tow_Truck.jpg/440px-The_Little_A%27Le%27Inn_Tow_Truck.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1079" data-file-height="808" /></a><figcaption>A tow truck hauling a crashed UFO, an <a href="/wiki/Art_installation" class="mw-redirect" title="Art installation">art installation</a> at the Little A'Le'Inn</figcaption></figure> <p>In August 2019, <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Nevada" title="Lincoln County, Nevada">Lincoln County</a> officials drafted an <a href="/wiki/Emergency_declaration" class="mw-redirect" title="Emergency declaration">emergency declaration</a> and a plan to pool resources with neighboring counties, anticipating the region being overwhelmed by a crowd of 40,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-nevitt-2019_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-nevitt-2019-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county had just 184 hotel rooms, and officials expected the local cellphone network to be unable to cope with the additional traffic; they also expressed concerns about overcrowding at campsites, gas stations, and public medical facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> County sheriff Kerry Lee said an extra 300 <a href="/wiki/Paramedic" title="Paramedic">paramedics</a> and 150 <a href="/wiki/Police_officer" title="Police officer">police officers</a> would be brought in from across Nevada.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-nevitt-2019_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-nevitt-2019-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town of Rachel posted a caution on its website, advising attendees to be "experienced in camping, hiking and surviving in a harsh desert environment and have a vehicle in good shape".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They advised that the town would likely be unable to provide sufficient food, water or gas to visitors, and expected local law enforcement to be overwhelmed.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The website warned that local residents would readily protect their property, predicting that Alienstock would be "<a href="/wiki/Fyre_Festival" title="Fyre Festival">Fyre Festival</a> 2.0".<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-nevitt-2019_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-nevitt-2019-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Businesses">Businesses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Storm_Area_51&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Businesses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Business owners in and around <a href="/wiki/Rachel,_Nevada" title="Rachel, Nevada">Rachel, Nevada</a>, a town of just 56 people just outside of the base, made preparations for visitors who planned to go to Area 51.<sup id="cite_ref-Schoenmann_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schoenmann-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tiny_Nevada_Town_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tiny_Nevada_Town-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Connie West, co-owner of the Little A'Le'Inn restaurant and inn, had all 13 rooms of the inn booked and planned to open up 30 acres (12 ha) for camping, also stating she would possibly create merchandise for the event.<sup id="cite_ref-Fortin_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fortin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Schoenmann_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schoenmann-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tiny_Nevada_Town_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tiny_Nevada_Town-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> businessman George Harris planned to hire bands to play at an annual festival called "The Swarm".<sup id="cite_ref-Schoenmann_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schoenmann-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kosmic Kae, owner of the shop Aliens R Us in <a href="/wiki/Boulder_City,_Nevada" title="Boulder City, Nevada">Boulder City</a>, stated that even though the shop was 170 miles (270 km) away from Area 51, business had increased due to fascination regarding aliens.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other businesses around the U.S. based products and services on the event, and a collection of merchandise related to the event was launched from online retailers.<sup id="cite_ref-Banias_2019_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banias_2019-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bud_Light" class="mw-redirect" title="Bud Light">Bud Light</a> planned to release a promotional alien-themed beer label and promised a free beer to "any alien that makes it out" as long as a tweet showing the new design received 51,000 retweets.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fast_food" title="Fast food">Fast food</a> restaurant <a href="/wiki/Arby%27s" title="Arby's">Arby's</a> had planned to deliver food with a special menu to the event.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gathering_and_music_festivals">Gathering and music festivals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Storm_Area_51&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Gathering and music festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Global_Warming_Activism_Sign_at_Storm_Area_51.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Global_Warming_Activism_Sign_at_Storm_Area_51.jpg/220px-Global_Warming_Activism_Sign_at_Storm_Area_51.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Global_Warming_Activism_Sign_at_Storm_Area_51.jpg/330px-Global_Warming_Activism_Sign_at_Storm_Area_51.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Global_Warming_Activism_Sign_at_Storm_Area_51.jpg/440px-Global_Warming_Activism_Sign_at_Storm_Area_51.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2680" data-file-height="1768" /></a><figcaption>A protest sign at Storm Area 51 <a href="/wiki/Satire" title="Satire">satirically</a> suggests <a href="/wiki/Global_warming" class="mw-redirect" title="Global warming">global warming</a> should be "supported" to clear the Earth for alien colonization.</figcaption></figure> <p>While the event was intended as comedic, some took it seriously, and traveled to areas surrounding the facility.<sup id="cite_ref-IndieAttendance_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IndieAttendance-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beginning on September 19, the day before the planned event date, people were reported to be showing up and camping around Rachel in preparation for the raid.<sup id="cite_ref-Raid_Begins_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raid_Begins-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lincoln County Sheriff estimated that about 1,500 people showed up at the festivals, while about 150 people made the journey over several miles of rough roads to the back gate of Area 51.<sup id="cite_ref-IndieAttendance_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IndieAttendance-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some camped overnight outside the perimeter of the base while others arrived to gather and take <a href="/wiki/Selfie" title="Selfie">selfies</a> near the front gate before leaving.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One person attempted to enter the facility and received a warning, while six others were arrested for crimes including <a href="/wiki/Public_urination" class="mw-redirect" title="Public urination">public urination</a>, alcohol-related offenses and <a href="/wiki/Indecent_exposure" title="Indecent exposure">indecent exposure</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Near Rachel, two people were injured in a <a href="/wiki/Vehicle_rollover" title="Vehicle rollover"> rollover crash</a> which resulted in one victim being <a href="/wiki/Airlifted" class="mw-redirect" title="Airlifted">airlifted</a> to <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Regional_Medical_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Dixie Regional Medical Center">Dixie Regional Medical Center</a>. The speed of the emergency response was abnormally fast for an area so remote, and one of the victims expressed gratitude to the emergency personnel who were stationed close by to monitor the Alienstock festival.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two <a href="/wiki/Music_festival" title="Music festival">music festivals</a> were announced in the county in response to the event's popularity: Alienstock in <a href="/wiki/Rachel,_Nevada" title="Rachel, Nevada">Rachel, Nevada</a>, and Storm Area 51 Basecamp in <a href="/wiki/Hiko,_Nevada" title="Hiko, Nevada">Hiko, Nevada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Local governments and police feared that even these legal events could be problematic if too many individuals attended.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wily_Savage_performs_at_Alienstock_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Wily_Savage_performs_at_Alienstock_2019.jpg/220px-Wily_Savage_performs_at_Alienstock_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Wily_Savage_performs_at_Alienstock_2019.jpg/330px-Wily_Savage_performs_at_Alienstock_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Wily_Savage_performs_at_Alienstock_2019.jpg/440px-Wily_Savage_performs_at_Alienstock_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1079" data-file-height="752" /></a><figcaption>Wily Savage, a <a href="/wiki/West_Hollywood,_California" title="West Hollywood, California">West Hollywood</a> <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock band</a>, performing during the final day of the Alienstock music festival. All musical acts volunteered their performances for the event.</figcaption></figure> <p>Event creator Roberts pulled out of Alienstock 10 days before the festival, leaving other organizers and booked entertainers to run the event.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Roberts claimed his last-minute departure with $70,000–$100,000 in sponsorship money and donations was "due to poor planning", and he instead joined an alien-themed party already planned in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>, although the <a href="/wiki/Little_A%27Le%27Inn" class="mw-redirect" title="Little A'Le'Inn">Little A'Le'Inn</a> owner Connie West continued with the name Alienstock in Rachel, Nevada.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_29-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Roberts's lawyers sent her a <a href="/wiki/Cease_and_desist" title="Cease and desist">cease and desist</a> regarding use of the name, but West was in possession of all of the Alienstock permits and ignored the legal threats.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the raid, Keith Wright, a promoter for the Area 51 Basecamp event, stated that his event was a failure.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Connie West, who organized Alienstock, declared her event a success.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event's aftermath saw several pending lawsuits surrounding the festival and Roberts's call to breach the government facility.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although much less than the estimated 30,000 attendees expected before Roberts's departure—and a press campaign claiming Alienstock was canceled—the event was thought to have brought the largest influx of people ever to visit Lincoln County at the same time.<sup id="cite_ref-IndieAttendance_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IndieAttendance-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Storm_Area_51&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Saudi_Arabia_mass_trespasses" title="2012 Saudi Arabia mass trespasses">2012 Saudi Arabia mass trespasses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Contact_Day" title="World Contact Day">World Contact Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_UFO_Day" title="World UFO Day">World UFO Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_fight" title="Josh fight">Josh fight</a>, another real-life gathering originating as an Internet meme</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suntukan_sa_Ace_Hardware" title="Suntukan sa Ace Hardware">Suntukan sa Ace Hardware</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Mock_fight" class="mw-redirect" title="Mock fight">mock fight</a> originating as an Internet meme turned into a promotional event for a hardware store</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Storm_Area_51&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg">1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1566_celestial_phenomenon_over_Basel" title="1566 celestial phenomenon over Basel">1566 celestial phenomenon over Basel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1665_celestial_phenomenon_over_Stralsund" title="1665 celestial phenomenon over Stralsund">1665 celestial phenomenon over Stralsund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonilla_observation" title="Bonilla observation">José Bonilla observation (1883)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystery_airship#The_airship_wave_of_1896-1897" title="Mystery airship">Airship wave (1896–97)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aurora,_Texas,_UFO_incident" title="Aurora, Texas, UFO incident">Aurora (1897)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">20th century</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Los_Angeles" title="Battle of Los Angeles">Los Angeles (1942)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%84ngelholm_UFO_memorial" title="Ängelholm UFO memorial">Ängelholm UFO memorial (1946)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Arnold_UFO_sighting" title="Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting">Kenneth Arnold (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_flying_disc_craze" title="1947 flying disc craze">1947 craze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flight_105_UFO_sighting" title="Flight 105 UFO sighting">Flight 105 (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roswell_incident" title="Roswell incident">Roswell (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhodes_UFO_photographs" title="Rhodes UFO photographs">Rhodes (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mantell_UFO_incident" title="Mantell UFO incident">Mantell (1948)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiles-Whitted_UFO_encounter" title="Chiles-Whitted UFO encounter">Chiles-Whitted (1948)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorman_dogfight" title="Gorman dogfight">Gorman Dogfight (1948)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariana_UFO_incident" title="Mariana UFO incident">Mariana (1950)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMinnville_UFO_photographs" title="McMinnville UFO photographs">McMinnville photographs (1950)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sperry_UFO_case" class="mw-redirect" title="Sperry UFO case">Sperry (1950)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lubbock_Lights" title="Lubbock Lights">Lubbock Lights (1951)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nash-Fortenberry_UFO_sighting" title="Nash-Fortenberry UFO sighting">Nash-Fortenberry (1952)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Washington,_D.C._UFO_incident" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 Washington, D.C. UFO incident">Washington, D.C. (1952)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flatwoods_monster" title="Flatwoods monster">Flatwoods monster (1952)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter" title="Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter">Kelly–Hopkinsville (1955)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakenheath-Bentwaters_incident" title="Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident">Lakenheath-Bentwaters (1956)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Villas_Boas" class="mw-redirect" title="Antônio Villas Boas">Antônio Villas Boas (1957)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levelland_UFO_case" title="Levelland UFO case">Levelland (1957)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barney_and_Betty_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Barney and Betty Hill">Barney and Betty Hill abduction (1961)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Zamora_incident" title="Lonnie Zamora incident">Lonnie Zamora incident (1964)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solway_Firth_Spaceman" title="Solway Firth Spaceman">Solway Firth Spaceman (1964)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exeter_incident" title="Exeter incident">Exeter (1965)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kecksburg_UFO_incident" title="Kecksburg UFO incident">Kecksburg (1965)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westall_UFO" title="Westall UFO">Westall (1966)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_Lake_Incident" title="Falcon Lake Incident">Falcon Lake (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shag_Harbour_UFO_incident" title="Shag Harbour UFO incident">Shag Harbour (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter_UFO_incident" title="Jimmy Carter UFO incident">Jimmy Carter (1969)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Air_Force_UFO_sighting" title="Finnish Air Force UFO sighting">Finnish Air Force (1969)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pascagoula_Abduction" title="Pascagoula Abduction">Pascagoula Abduction (1973)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lennon_UFO_incident" class="mw-redirect" title="John Lennon UFO incident">John Lennon UFO incident (1974)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travis_Walton_UFO_incident" class="mw-redirect" title="Travis Walton UFO incident">Travis Walton incident (1975)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Tehran_UFO_incident" title="1976 Tehran UFO incident">Tehran (1976)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petrozavodsk_phenomenon" title="Petrozavodsk phenomenon">Petrozavodsk phenomenon (1977)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opera%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Prato" title="Operação Prato">Operação Prato (1977)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zanfretta_UFO_Incident" title="Zanfretta UFO Incident">Zanfretta incident (1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disappearance_of_Frederick_Valentich" title="Disappearance of Frederick Valentich">Valentich disappearance (1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaikoura_lights" title="Kaikoura lights">Kaikoura Lights (1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Taylor_incident" title="Robert Taylor incident">Robert Taylor incident (1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Johnson_incident" title="Val Johnson incident">Val Johnson incident (1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manises_UFO_incident" title="Manises UFO incident">Manises (1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cash%E2%80%93Landrum_incident" title="Cash–Landrum incident">Cash–Landrum incident (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rendlesham_Forest_incident" title="Rendlesham Forest incident">Rendlesham Forest (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trans-en-Provence_case" title="Trans-en-Provence case">Trans-en-Provence (1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Cargo_Flight_1628_incident" title="Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628 incident">Japan Air Lines (1986)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilkley_Moor_UFO_incident" title="Ilkley Moor UFO incident">Ilkley Moor (1987)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voronezh_UFO_incident" title="Voronezh UFO incident">Voronezh incident (1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_UFO_wave" title="Belgian UFO wave">Belgian UFO wave (1990)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariel_School_UFO_incident" title="Ariel School UFO incident">Ariel School (1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varginha_UFO_incident" title="Varginha UFO incident">Varginha (1996)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Lights" title="Phoenix Lights">Phoenix Lights (1997)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">21st century</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Nimitz_UFO_incident" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Nimitz UFO incident">USS <i>Nimitz</i> UFO incident (2004)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Mexico#2004" title="UFO sightings in Mexico">Campeche, Mexico (2004)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_O%27Hare_International_Airport_UFO_sighting" title="2006 O'Hare International Airport UFO sighting">O'Hare Airport (2006)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Alderney_UFO_sighting" title="2007 Alderney UFO sighting">Alderney (2007)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Norwegian_spiral_anomaly" title="2009 Norwegian spiral anomaly">Norway (2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_UFO_incidents" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Theodore Roosevelt UFO incidents">USS <i>Theodore Roosevelt</i> UFO incidents (2014)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jetpack_man" title="Jetpack man">Jetpack man (2020–21)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_high-altitude_object_events_in_2023" title="List of high-altitude object events in 2023">High-altitude object events (2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Grusch_UFO_whistleblower_claims" title="David Grusch UFO whistleblower claims">David Grusch claims (2023)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_UFO-related_hoaxes" title="List of UFO-related hoaxes">Confirmed hoaxes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maury_Island_incident" title="Maury Island incident">Maury Island hoax (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twin_Falls_saucer_hoax" title="Twin Falls saucer hoax">Twin Falls, Idaho hoax (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aztec,_New_Mexico_UFO_hoax" class="mw-redirect" title="Aztec, New Mexico UFO hoax">Aztec, New Mexico hoax (1949)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_British_flying_saucer_hoax" title="1967 British flying saucer hoax">Southern England (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Majestic_12" title="Majestic 12">Majestic 12 (1985)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Breeze_UFO_incident" title="Gulf Breeze UFO incident">Gulf Breeze (1987–88)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alien_Autopsy_(1995_film)" title="Alien Autopsy (1995 film)">Alien Autopsy (1995 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morristown_UFO_hoax" title="Morristown UFO hoax">Morristown (2009)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sightings by country</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Africa" title="UFO sightings in Africa">Africa</a> (<a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_South_Africa" title="UFO sightings in South Africa">South Africa</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Albania" title="UFO sightings in Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Argentina" title="UFO sightings in Argentina">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Australia" title="UFO sightings in Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Belarus" title="UFO sightings in Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Belgium" title="UFO sightings in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Brazil" title="UFO sightings in Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Canada" title="UFO sightings in Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_China" title="UFO sightings in China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_the_Czech_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="UFO sightings in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_France" title="UFO sightings in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Greece" title="UFO sightings in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_India" title="UFO sightings in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Indonesia" title="UFO sightings in Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Iran" title="UFO sightings in Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Italy" title="UFO sightings in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Mexico" title="UFO sightings in Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Nepal" title="UFO sightings in Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_New_Zealand" title="UFO sightings in New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Norway" title="UFO sightings in Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Poland" title="UFO sightings in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Russia" title="UFO sightings in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Spain" title="UFO sightings in Spain">Spain</a> (<a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_the_Canary_Islands" title="UFO sightings in the Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Sweden" title="UFO sightings in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="UFO sightings in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_the_United_States" title="UFO sightings in the United States">United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Types of UFOs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_triangle_(UFO)" title="Black triangle (UFO)">Black triangle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_saucer" title="Flying saucer">Flying saucer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foo_fighter" title="Foo fighter">Foo fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghost_rockets" title="Ghost rockets">Ghost rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_fireballs" title="Green fireballs">Green fireballs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystery_airship" title="Mystery airship">Mystery airship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_jellyfish" title="Space jellyfish">Space jellyfish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_alleged_extraterrestrial_beings" title="List of alleged extraterrestrial beings">Types of alleged<br /> extraterrestrial beings</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Energy_being" title="Energy being">Energy beings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_alien" title="Grey alien">Grey aliens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insectoids_in_science_fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Insectoids in science fiction">Insectoids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_green_men" title="Little green men">Little green men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordic_aliens" title="Nordic aliens">Nordic aliens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reptilian_humanoid" title="Reptilian humanoid">Reptilian humanoids</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studies and timeline</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Investigation_of_UFO_reports_by_the_United_States_government" title="Investigation of UFO reports by the United States government">Investigation of UFO reports by the United States government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Flying_Saucers_Are_Real" title="The Flying Saucers Are Real"><i>The Flying Saucers Are Real</i> (1947–1950)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Sign" title="Project Sign">Project Sign (1948)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Grudge" title="Project Grudge">Project Grudge (1949)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_Saucer_Working_Party" title="Flying Saucer Working Party">Flying Saucer Working Party (1950)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Magnet_(UFO)" title="Project Magnet (UFO)">Project Magnet (1950–1962)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Blue_Book" title="Project Blue Book">Project Blue Book (1952–1970)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robertson_Panel" title="Robertson Panel">Robertson Panel (1953)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Report_on_Unidentified_Flying_Objects" title="The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects">Ruppelt report (1956)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Investigations_Committee_On_Aerial_Phenomena" title="National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena">National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena (1956–1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Condon_Committee" title="Condon Committee">Condon Report (1966–1968)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institute_22" title="Institute 22">Institute 22 (1978–?)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Condign" title="Project Condign">Project Condign (1997–2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Aerospace_Threat_Identification_Program" title="Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program">Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (2007–2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Identification_studies_of_UFOs" title="Identification studies of UFOs">Identification studies of UFOs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unidentified_Aerial_Phenomena_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force">Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (current)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA%27s_UAP_independent_study_team" class="mw-redirect" title="NASA's UAP independent study team">NASA's UAP independent study team</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hypotheses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_astronauts" title="Ancient astronauts">Ancient astronauts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Tonnies#Cryptoterrestrial_hypothesis" title="Mac Tonnies">Cryptoterrestrial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extraterrestrial_hypothesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Extraterrestrial hypothesis">Extraterrestrial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interdimensional_hypothesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Interdimensional hypothesis">Interdimensional</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychosocial_hypothesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Psychosocial hypothesis">Psychosocial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nazi_UFOs" title="Nazi UFOs">Nazi UFOs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Time-traveller_UFO_hypothesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Time-traveller UFO hypothesis">Time-traveller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_International_Posadist" title="Fourth International Posadist">Trotskyist-Posadism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/UFO_conspiracy_theories" title="UFO conspiracy theories">Conspiracy theories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Area_51" title="Area 51">Area 51</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Storm Area 51</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lazar" title="Bob Lazar">Bob Lazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dulce_Base" title="Dulce Base">Dulce Base</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Men_in_black" title="Men in black">Men in black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Planetary_objects_proposed_in_religion,_astrology,_ufology_and_pseudoscience" title="Planetary objects proposed in religion, astrology, ufology and 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