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Jul 12, 2019 22:49:24 GMT -6
Post by jojustjo on Jul 12, 2019 22:49:24 GMT -6
And the man who made the first post has been visited by.....drum roll.....none other than the government. Should they descend on area 51 he will be held responsible.
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Jul 13, 2019 11:57:48 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jul 13, 2019 11:57:48 GMT -6
futurism.media/who-s-laughing-now Detainment at Area 51 is No Jokeby Ryan Sprague / futurism.media/authors/ryan-sprague“We could make you disappear, and your body would never be found.” Darren Perks knew that this wasn't going to be a friendly encounter, but had it really come to this? The words of the guard were filled with both conviction and nonchalance. One man's perception of a threat was just another man's protocol here at Area 51, perhaps the biggest little secret in UFO lore. And as he lay there, the barrel of an assault rifle pointed at his back, a barely debatable assertion waged in Darren Perk's head; Perhaps this wasn't the smartest way to get answers. It was an interesting array of ingredients for a documentary to begin with.
*Throw a handful of British experiencers, varied beliefs on the UFO subject, on a road trip from Hollywood to Nevada. *Have them cover an extensive variety of conspiracy theories and the UFO subject. *Add a dash of skepticism by a light-hearted comedian with an outside eye on the topic. And therein lays the deliciously fringe-filled recipe for 'Conspiracy Road Trip: UFOs', which would air on the BBC in October of 2012. Presented by Andrew Maxwell, a comedian made popular in England, he'd hit the road with the breakfast club of Ufology, including an agnostic who had never witnessed a UFO incident, a believer that an extraterrestrial race was out to get him through mind control, a young ufo researcher starting out in the field, an experiencer who witnessed a massive ufo on a freeway in Los Angeles, and Perks, both an experiencer and veteran investigator. As filming began, the group would cover such topics as animal mutilations, alien abduction, government cover-ups, and a scientific approach to the UFO phenomenon. On their way, they would interview such people as John Lear, son of Bill Lear, inventor of the Lear jet, and controversial advocate of the theory of current life on the moon. They would interview Felisse Wolf Simon, a NASA scientist who would speak to them about the world-famous Arizona Meteor Crater. They would also speak with both Steve Murillo and Preston Dennet, members of the Los Angeles branch of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON). Subsequently, Wolf Simon, Murillo, and Dennet's interviews would all suffer the fate of post-production, being strategically edited out of the final cut of the broadcast, leaving out a lofty amount of credibility to the documentary. As planned, the road trip made its final destination at Groom Lake, otherwise known as Area 51, on May 14th, 2012. Their bus hesitantly pulled up to a gate at the base. They peered out their windows at what appeared to be an empty strip of desert and cement. There seemed to be no security anywhere. So they hopped off the bus, armed with both intrigue and their cameras, and made their way up to the first barrier that stood between them and an incident that would last over the next five hours. - Interview With Darren Perks -(Darren Perks - UFO Investigator) When you arrived at the back gate of the base, it was said that the guard post looked empty. Were there any vehicles and/or security measures you noticed before getting this close?
The place was totally deserted. There were no guards, vehicles or aircraft. Just three small buildings, some barriers and some lights on poles. There was one closed circuit camera on the other side of the buildings. The barriers were down and there were warning signs all around. Whose idea was it to breach the barriers? We had a permit to film on public land for the show, so filming on the public side of the barriers was fine. I was advised, previous to the trip, that the Rachel area would be a good place to film. We had been there for quite a while filming and the production team was trying to call the guards but there didn't seem to be any. Then the director and producer made a decision that everyone should cross the barriers, but to try to make contact with the guards at the security hut when we did. At first, I held back. But when I could see no guards, I joined everyone else and carried on filming. This went on for about another thirty minutes or so with no action from the guards. At this point, we were on restricted land and trespassing. Why do you think the guards waited until your cameraman approached them to take action? We could see them, clear as day, watching basketball on television and eating dinner. Later on, after the incident, they actually said to us, and I quote, “We were quite happy for you to carry on filming where you were, as long as you did not cross the second security barrier. Had you gone past that second barrier and we would have been forced to shoot you.” When our cameraman knocked on the door to try to speak to them, I think that annoyed them for the mere fact that we had disrupted their dinner. According to Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee, in an interview with The Huffington Post, there seems to be a discrepancy over what happened when you were detained. Can you give us a play-by-play of what went down from the moment you guys breached the gate until the moment you left the sight?
There is no discrepancy. The sheriff tried to play the whole incident down, but twelve people cannot be wrong. Here is what occurred in chronological order: 5:30pm - We arrived at the ‘Rachel Gate’ NT TR Boundary on the bus and parked up to film. After filming for about thirty minutes, we then crossed the barriers and walked freely onto the restricted area. It was that easy. 6:30pm - Filming carried on for about another thirty minutes. This is when our cameraman knocked on the security door. The guards rushed out and forced every single one of us to the ground at gunpoint. We were made to lay in a line face down in the dirt with our arms stretched outwards. We were not allowed to speak. One by one, we were ordered to our feet and were then searched. Our cell phones, wallets, and I.Ds were confiscated, along with all of our film equipment. At this point, we were told not to look to the right, which just so happened to be the direction to the main area of the base. We lay there for approximately three hours. 9:30pm - Perhaps the discrepancy lay with Sheriff Lee's non-belief that we lay there for three hours. Then again, he didn't show up until 9:30pm. The fact of the matter is, we did lay there. That is not to say we weren't allowed to get up. If we needed to use the toilet, we were strictly escorted. It was also getting cold in the mountain terrain, so we were allowed to get our jackets from the bus (which was thoroughly searched as well.) There was one moment when I snuck in some photos on my phone without the escort's knowledge.There was also a lot of action occurring during those three hours on the part of security. More personnel arrived from the main base in white pickup trucks and there was a lot of radio chatter happening. During this time, an Apache helicopter was also flying around in the distance and they were talking to it on their radios. They said that it was ‘watching the bus’. When the Sheriff arrived, he himself was not allowed onto the restricted area, so we were then escorted to the barrier and were then asked questions by him, and were given a ticket for trespassing. We collected our belongings from the security hut, but not before we were ordered by the Commander to physically remove any images or video taken on our phones. However, I had already anticipated this and had secured some images in a hidden folder on my phone, which they did not see. They only asked to see the image gallery and nothing else, so that is what I showed them. 11:30pm - After a stern warning by the Commander, we were allowed to leave. We headed back to our accommodation in nearby Alamo. We were followed all the way back by unmarked pickups with Government plates. They also followed us everywhere for the next two days, and they stuck out like a sore thumb. I was able to snap a shot of them from a distance. During the detainment, once things had cooled down a bit, you asked one of the guards a very interesting question. What did you ask him? I simply asked if he had ever seen UFOs on base. I wanted to test the waters and challenge him on this. He was young, and he had been chatting to us more than the others. So I figured, why not? And what was his reply? It was interesting. He paused before he answered, looked over at the other guards for some sort of re-assurance, and they just stared at him. His blunt reply, “I can't talk about it.” Were these guards military? Or some sort of independent security outfit? I have since found out that they work for a company called JT3. These were the initial guards in the security hut. The other staff that arrived were military and USAF, as I could see the insignia on their uniforms. There were also two men that showed up from the base in suits. I assume that they were from the Government. I spoke to a lot of the locals whilst there, and not a single one of them said that the guards work locally. They are employed nationally by JT3 and come from all areas. I was also told that most live in Las Vegas and fly or drive into the base for work. It was clear that the USAF were part of the security teams there because they were the ones ordering the other guards on how to deal with us. Also, as confirmed by Sheriff Lee, the guards had to phone Washington, who in turn, had to phone London to let them know that a handful of British civilians were being detained on American soil at a military base. What are your personal thoughts on what is currently being done at Area 51? It’s clearly a research and development facility. I believe that they are using reverse engineered extraterrestrial technology to develop craft. I also believe that they are testing electromagnetic technology there for spacecraft. The attention the base has garnered in recent times prompts me to believe that any actual UFOs or extraterrestrial beings have swiftly been moved far, far away. But another part of me believes this may just be a ploy to divert attention away from the facility. Underneath the base, I’m certain that there are labs developing technology that we can't even imagine. Would you change anything about your actions at Area 51? I think I would have tried to get the film crew to film elsewhere, like Tikaboo Peak. That way, we would have been able to see the base from that position. However, I don’t regret what I did. I can not change what happened. But I do think it was a bit silly and we were lucky to just get a slap on the wrist and a moderate fine of $600. Do you feel anything was accomplished by you and your crew? I feel that we did indeed highlight the lax security at a place that boasts such threatening security measures at first glance. There's no doubt in my mind that heads rolled within the base because we were allowed to step onto the restricted area to film. Conclusions And so ended a five-hour incident that easily could have been avoided if not for the debatable courage, reckless abandon, and persistence of a group of film-makers who just wanted some answers. But clearly, the higher-ups producing this documentary saw two distinct variables as they pushed the crew to take that extra step... or two-hundred yards past the barrier; entertainment and ratings. And so they got it, with little to no sacrifice, save a $600 fine that was presumably paid off quickly and recouped swiftly. Granted, the event itself did not make it into the broadcast. But they were able to show a few photos that Perks was able to snap before breaching the barrier and when he retrieved his jacket from the bus during detainment. As for the footage at the base? It was confiscated, sent to the FBI, and returned to the production company in July of 2012, with everything intact except the footage shot at Area 51. Although Andrew Maxwell, the comedian skeptic behind the show, refused to comment on the event, it no doubt challenged his belief that Area 51 was just like any other military base. And whether the documentary opened any closed minds on the UFO phenomenon, it surely put a microscope on the security of an installation that supposedly houses more questions than it will surely ever answer. Perhaps the UFO enigma remains even more enigmatic after the airing of this documentary, but at least this crew gave it a go. There is, however, one last burning question that remains: What exactly were those guards eating for dinner that annoyed them so much as to finally approach the twelve trespassers after these trespassers had approached them first? That information, unfortunately, remains classified. futurism.media/who-s-laughing-now
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Jul 13, 2019 13:36:15 GMT -6
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Post by jcurio on Jul 13, 2019 13:36:15 GMT -6
It’s clearly a research and development facility. I believe that they are using reverse engineered extraterrestrial technology to develop craft. I also believe that they are testing electromagnetic technology there for spacecraft. The attention the base has garnered in recent times prompts me to believe that any actual UFOs or extraterrestrial beings have swiftly been moved far, far away. But another part of me believes this may just be a ploy to divert attention away from the facility. Underneath the base, I’m certain that there are labs developing technology that we can't even imagine. Read more: theedgeofreality.proboards.com/thread/1470/area-51?page=4#ixzz5taTRXjnh*********** I have “personally” gotten to the point where I’m tired of waiting for more “info” to be released. Both from “Area 51” and ufo phenomenon in general. ANYTHING classified, I mean. There’s a lot of information out there, and connect the dots. 😉 Once a person really, really realizes that this is truly about a “national security issue”, the pressure should be off. Not saying that ALL OF IT is, but I am amazed (looking at our past) how many “higher ups” were just as confused as we were, and were truly scared to admit that! Just thinking even that they are “out of the loop of being informed”?? I do like to look at it, that we were trying to figure this out together; with ALL the devious, secretive players.... Two things that stand out for me: people dying after working at Area 51 (either from alien contamination or working with “skunk works”, or both). Number 2, the way J. Carrion left Muffin, in the midst of all those studies. And, him insisting that Roswell was totally explainable?? Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmm.
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Post by jojustjo on Jul 13, 2019 22:55:44 GMT -6
The husband of one of my horse client's worked security there. They are not kidding...they are cleared for lethal force on any trespass. I don't know about the alien technology...it's possible but keeping weaponry secret is a big deal with all of the espionage going on. If they're inventing new and scarier secret weapons...who wants the other countries to know?
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Jul 15, 2019 12:11:15 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jul 15, 2019 12:11:15 GMT -6
mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/07/u-s-air-force-issues-ominous-warning-to-storm-area-51-event/ U.S. Air Force Issues Ominous Warning to ‘Storm Area 51’ Eventby Brett Tingley / mysteriousuniverse.org/author/bbtingley/July 15, 2019 Earlier this month, a Facebook event titled “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” began circulating on social media before breaking into mainstream media. Within days of the event’s creation, tens of thousands of Facebook users had marked themselves as “Going” to the event, which will reportedly consist of curious seekers meeting up at the Area 51 Alien Center in Amargosa Valley, Nevada before proceeding to Area 51 itself in order to storm barricades and, as the event puts it, “see them aliens.” At the time of writing, the event now has close to a million people marked as “Going” and another some 800,000 “Interested” in the event. Are we finally going to see what’s in those hangars? They’re going to need a larger space.Don’t count on it. We all know what happens when people attempt to storm past the security checkpoints at the Nevada National Security Site. The site is ringed with signs warning would-be intruders that security forces will use deadly force if necessary, and they mean it. Still, with so many hundreds of thousands of Facebook users claiming they want to storm Area 51, the risk of at least a small fraction of people going through with their pledge and showing up on September 20, 2019 is fairly high. To attempt to mitigate the risk of having to use force against civilians, the U.S. Air Force has finally issued a warning to anyone thinking that rushing onto a heavily-armed military base is a good idea. Turns out those signs aren’t lying.In a statement given to the Washington Post, Air Force spokesperson Laura McAndrews said that Air Force officials are monitoring the event and will respond with whatever force necessary to keep the base off-limits to the public: [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. The U.S. Air Force always stands ready to protect America and its assets. As usual, anything related to disclosure of secret technologies or possible stranger things is framed in terms of “national security.” Whatever may be at Area 51 and other highly classified sections of Edwards Air Force Base and the Nevada Test and Training Range, the U.S. government and military really don’t want you or anyone else knowing about it. Many of the U.S. Armed Forces’ most cutting-edge weapons and aerospace technologies are tested at the site – weapons and technologies the U.S. government would prefer its adversaries remain unaware of. The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate’s Active Denial System (ADS), a non-lethal, directed energy weapon intended to repel unruly or unwanted crowds.Will the USAF be forced to deter, arrest, or possibly harm thousands of people this September, or will this movement fizzle out? Maybe we’ll get to see a real world test of the military’s new “Active Denial System” which can blast crowds with skin-searing microwave radiation. Witnessing that alone may be worth attending. Book your Airbnb now, and start working on that tin foil suit. A hat won’t cut it against all those microwaves. mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/07/u-s-air-force-issues-ominous-warning-to-storm-area-51-event/
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Jul 15, 2019 21:35:48 GMT -6
Post by jojustjo on Jul 15, 2019 21:35:48 GMT -6
I don't even want to be close to Nevada on that day
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Jul 15, 2019 22:23:02 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jul 15, 2019 22:23:02 GMT -6
AREA 51 TRESPASS
by Matthew Adams
Published on Jul 15, 2019
A TOUR BUS CARRYING VISITORS TO THE EDGE OF THE TOP SECRET AREA 51 MILITARY BASE DID SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE ONLY FANTASIZED ABOUT; IT CROSSED THE LINE AND ENTERED THE BASE. THE DRIVER AND HIS FOUR PASSENGERS LEARNED A QUICK LESSON ABOUT HOW SERIOUS AREA 51 IS ABOUT ITS BOUNDARY AND ITS SECURITY. AND THE ENTIRE INCIDENT WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO.
GEORGE KNAPP OF THE I-TEAM HAS THE EXCLUSIVE STORY.
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Jul 16, 2019 12:12:00 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jul 16, 2019 12:12:00 GMT -6
alejandrotrojas.com/2019/07/16/the-people-who-have-gone-past-the-warning-signs-at-area-51/ The People Who Have Gone Past the Warning Signs at Area 51by alejandro rojas / July 16, 2019 Area 51 warning sign with guards watching on a nearby hilltop. Credit: Alejandro Rojas Nearly three-quarters of a million people have signed up to storm one the U.S. government’s most mysterious bases on September 20, 2019. Cutting edge high-tech aircraft are developed and tested at so-called Area 51 and rumor has it the base also houses a program to back engineer alien spacecraft captured by the U.S. military. Now, via social media, those wanting answers to what goes on at Area 51 are organizing to take it upon themselves to find out. A Facebook event titled “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” has received over 700 thousand responses as of the writing of this article, and the number is rising sharply. The story is being covered by nearly every major news outlet. Area 51 is a classified base in the Nevada Test and Training Area which is part of the Nellis Air Force Base complex. Although the public has known about the base since the 1980s, its existence was denied by the U.S. government until the CIA decided to allow its existence to be acknowledged in 2013. Earlier that year, I took the Kardashian/Jenner clan to Area 51 for an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. At the time, it was both the most secretive and, debatably, most famous U.S. Air Force installation. The base got its alien reputation in 1989 when a man named Bob Lazar claimed to have worked at a facility just south of Area 51 near Papoose Lake called S-4. Lazar said he was then bussed from Area 51 to S-4 where there was an underground facility that housed several alien spacecraft. He claimed his job was to back engineer the alien technology used by the spaceship. Lazar’s story became a worldwide sensation and made Area 51 a household name, while the government was still denying its existence. Meanwhile, the tourism industry embraced Area 51’s newfound notoriety. Gift shops popped up in the area, and regular tours to the gates and roads leading to the base started up. Signs warning visitors not to continue going onto the base became a popular attraction. Some of the signs claimed deadly force could be used to secure the base. So what will happen to truth-seekers that attempt to storm the base on September 20? Let’s take a look at the fate of some of those who have crossed the line and lived to tell the story. In 2012, a BBC film crew filming a show called “Conspiracy Road Trip: UFOs,” made the fateful decision to cross the line, literally. Huffington Post blogger and U.K. based UFO researcher Darren Perks was part of the BBC production crew. BBC film crew at Area 51. Credit: Darren Perks/HuffPost “We went to the Area 51 boundary, specifically to film at that location. We also made a collective decision to walk onto the restricted area and continue filming,” Perks told the Huffington Post. “It was a wrong thing that we did, and there will be a lot of people in the States that don’t like it. The thing is, it happened, it wasn’t staged or set up. We went there to film and overstepped the mark — we went a bit too far.” According to Perks, the guard station at the gates appeared to be unoccupied. The group wandered past the entrance to film and ventured up to 200 yards past the gates filming for about 30 minutes. Apparently, the lack of security guards made the BBC crew feel too comfortable. One of the team knocked on the door of the guard station. “Eight guards wearing combat fatigues immediately came out with their assault rifles and they grabbed us,” claims Perks. “[The guards] forced us to the ground and we were all made to lie facedown in a row on the tarmac with a gun at our back.” Perks says they were kept in this position with their faces in the dirt for hours while the guards confiscated their equipment. Finally, the Lincoln Country Sheriff sent officers to bring the group in for questioning. Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee says Perks account is not entirely accurate. According to Lee, his officers arrived with 30 minutes. Lee also says the guards at Area 51 were watching the BBC crew’s every move but did not approach them until they had gone too far. Lee says the group was brought out onto a public road and questioned, issued citations and then released. The crew was fined $600 for their incursion. Perks says the ordeal took hours. He also claims that he asked one of the guards if he had seen any UFOs while working out here. He was told, “You know I can’t answer that question.” Perks says he prodded further and was warned by the guard, “Son, we could make you disappear, and your body will never be found.” Another guard allegedly told the film crew, “If any of you had kept going, we would have shot you.” In another incident in 2014, a tour bus driver inadvertently drove past the signs while taking a group out to see the gates. The tour included a couple from the U.K. and a mother and son from the east coast. Tour van driver Denis Ryan unwittingly driving his passengers into Area 51. Credit: KLAS/Adventure Photo Tours Denis Ryan, the driver of the tour van, was distracted by a question about sports. He missed the warning sign and a minute or two later his passengers noticed a white truck following them. The tourists thought it was all part of the tour, but once he saw the truck following them, Ryan told the group, “I apologize for this. Those are the Men in Black.” Once again, the Area 51 guards – often referred to as “cammo dudes” – held the perps until Lincoln County deputies arrived. The passengers and the driver were cited for trespassing and given court dates. They were facing a $650 fine per person and a misdemeanor conviction. Will Tryon, a co-owner of the tour company Ryan worked for told KLAS 8 News, “We were afraid they would issue a bench warrant for these people, turn good tourists into criminals.” Lincoln County dropped the charges for all but the driver, who they barred from conducting Area 51 tours for at least two years. A third incident was posted on YouTube by Jeremiah Hasvold. In the video, Hasvold and his son are visiting a landmark off of the highway that marks one of the dirt roads leading to the base. While Hasvold and his son were visiting the spot, they met some tourists who did not appear to speak English well. The foreign tourists intended to go to the Area 51 gate, so Hasvold and his son follow them. Hasvold stopped at the signs and tried to warn the others to go no further, but the other tourists kept going. Hasvold captured what happened next on video. The family that kept going was stopped by a white truck only seconds after passing the signs. Two guards come out of the truck, one holding a camera, the other a gun. They appear to instruct the passengers of the vehicles to exit the car with their hands raised. The driver is then asked to approach the guards with his hands raised, walking backward towards the guards. Trespassers being detained at Area 51. Credit: Jeremiah Hasvold/YouTube The video ends there, and Hasvold does not provide any more information as to who the tourists were or what happened to them. It remains a mystery. Although, given the other stories, the “cammo dudes” likely detained the tourists until the Lincoln County deputies could arrive and fine them and send them on their way. I called the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office to find out if they are taking any special precautions to prepare for the potential storming of Area 51 in September. Although they acknowledged they were aware of the event, they had no comment. MSN was able to get in touch with U.S. Air Force Spokeswoman Laura McAndrews to ask the same question. “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 America armed forces,” McAndrews told MSN. “The U.S. Air Force always stands ready to protect America and its assets.” Although no one has been harmed trying to get on the base, as far as I know, the base is miles from the signs warning people to go no further, so those trying to get to the base have a long way to go before getting to see anything secret. Not only that, getting guns drawn on you and your face shoved in the dirt, then receiving a fine of $600 for your efforts does not sound fun. I shared some of these stories with the Kardashian/Jenners while driving on the dirt roads leading to the base. As can be seen in the episode, they were thoroughly frightened of passing the signs once we got there. The storming of Area 51 is regarded mainly as a joke. However, with over 700 thousand claiming to be going and the number rising, I am half tempted to go and bring a camera to record what happens. I think the odds of anyone discovering any secrets are slim. However, the odds of people doing something dumb and getting in trouble are much higher. alejandrotrojas.com/2019/07/16/the-people-who-have-gone-past-the-warning-signs-at-area-51/
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Jul 17, 2019 23:52:02 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jul 17, 2019 23:52:02 GMT -6
I-Team Exclusive: 'Storm Area 51' joke explodes, little Nevada town prepares
8 News NOW Las Vegas
Published on Jul 17, 2019
A Facebook spoof that called for a public invasion of the top secret Area 51 military base has exploded into a worldwide phenomenon and is growing bigger by the hour.
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Jul 22, 2019 12:24:53 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jul 22, 2019 12:24:53 GMT -6
lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jul/22/rural-nevada-community-not-equipped-for-ufo-enthus/#.XTX9sAVdnWU.twitterRural Nevada community not equipped for UFO enthusiasts to ‘Storm Area 51’ Area 51 A sign indicates UFO parking at the Little A’Le’Inn, located nine miles up the road from the military testing base known as Area 51, in Rachel, Nev., Aug. 20, 2013. The New York Times / Isaac Brekken By Kelcie Grega / lasvegassun.com/staff/kelcie-grega/Monday, July 22, 2019 | 2 a.m. When Connie West first saw a fake Facebook event calling for people to “Storm Area 51,” she didn’t take it too seriously. Then, her phone started ringing. “It doesn’t stop, our phone won’t stop ringing,” said West, the co-owner of the 10-room Little A’le’Inn in Rachel, just outside Area 51. “I had 112 missed calls overnight.” Little A’le’Inn, which also includes a restaurant and bar, is one of few local businesses in the 7.1-square-mile town of 54 residents. But Rachel’s proximity to the Area 51 site has earned it modest celebrity status among aviation and UFO enthusiasts, and the inn is mostly occupied year-around, West said. Rooms are $63 a night. The prank event for Sept. 20 has attracted more than 1 million people on Facebook and calls for everyone to “Naruto run” into the site at 3 a.m. The event jokes, “they can’t stop us all.” “Naruto run” refers to the running style of the characters in the popular anime series “Naruto.” West “giggled” when she first saw the joke event. But now it’s not a laughing matter. Communities outside the mysterious desert site are now gearing up for what they predict will be an uptick in visitors that weekend. “It’s insane. Not that I’m not complaining,” she said. “It’s a little scary to think that many people could descend on a town of 54; how can you prepare?” Click to enlarge photo Plush aliens sit for sale among other extraterrestrial-themed souvenirs at the Little A'Le'Inn, located nine miles up the road from the military testing base known as Area 51, in Rachel, Nev., Aug. 20, 2013. Last week, the CIA released a classified report officially confirming the existence of the military testing base famously rumored to have researched UFOs and alien life, though residents of the area have long known about it.The Alien Research Center, a gift shop along Extraterrestrial Highway and about 40 miles outside Area 51, is also a popular stop for alien enthusiasts. But recently, the store has been bombarded with phone calls and media attention since the fake event went viral, store employee Linda Looney said. Looney initially thought the event was ridiculous and figured most of the people who signed up were “just a bunch of wannabes and followers.” But now she’s concerned over the uptick of visitors the shop may could have on the weekend of Sept. 20. The business, which offers areas for dry camping, has seen a large number of camping requests since the event was posted. “I don’t think it’s just a passing fancy,” she said. Lincoln County, which houses the site, has seen rising tourism over the past few years, spokesman Ben Rowely said. “With mountain bike trails coming online and increasing outreach efforts, visitation is growing, but we’re certainly comparatively small,” he said. “There are only about 184 hotel rooms in the county.” That’s why Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee is concerned about the predicted uptick in visitors. His department has only 26 sworn officers, including jail staff. “I think the vast majority of people will probably never show,” he said. “But if merely 500 or 1,000 show up, we could have issues.” These issues include traffic, parking and general rowdiness, Lee said. And, of course, the elephant in the room: visitors actually trying to storm the site. “I think this started out as a joke but there may be enough people taking it seriously and it could be a problem,” he said. “Someone is going to get hurt and people may go to jail. It’s not anything to joke about.” Officials at Nellis Air Force Base don’t see the event as a laughing matter either. The base said in a statement that the Air Force is aware of the Facebook event and that “any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged.” While the number of visitors coming to Lincoln County on Sept. 20 is still unknown, West said she plans to stock her bar and restaurant. She may even clear some more land outside her business to accommodate for more camping sites. “We will figure it out,” she said. “That’s all we can do for now.” lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jul/22/rural-nevada-community-not-equipped-for-ufo-enthus/#.XTX9sAVdnWU.twitter
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Jul 27, 2019 12:04:32 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jul 27, 2019 12:04:32 GMT -6
ALIEN WOODSTOCK?
I-Team: ‘Storm Area 51’ interests millions, but storming anything is ill-advised
8 News NOW Las Vegas
Published on Jul 26, 2019
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Jul 27, 2019 13:48:02 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jul 27, 2019 13:48:02 GMT -6
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Aug 24, 2019 12:31:28 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Aug 24, 2019 12:31:28 GMT -6
www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-21/area-51-storming-nevada-ufo-aliens Storming Area 51 started as a joke. But it’s a mystery as to how many will show upTerris Williams visits an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 in Nevada in July. The Air Force has warned people against storming the top-secret Cold War test site. (John Locher / Associated Press) By David MonteroStaff Writer / www.latimes.com/la-bio-david-montero-staff.htmlAug. 22, 2019 4 AM LAS VEGAS — It was supposed to be a fun joke. Create an event on Facebook that was so absurd, everyone would have a laugh, share a meme and then move on with their lives. Instead, Matty Roberts got a visit from the FBI, the Air Force has warned it is ready for anything, and rural Lincoln County, Nev., is preparing to declare a state of emergency. In late June, Roberts, a 20-year-old from Bakersfield, posted his Facebook event: “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us.” The idea was simple. Overwhelm the top-secret Nevada military site with people — a mass of humanity that would storm the gates in pursuit of long-hidden truths that have long fueled conspiracy theories and television shows including “The X-Files.” It would all happen on Sept. 20. Finally, alien autopsies, UFOs in hangars and other off-the-books government research would be exposed. Vindication, Mulder and Scully! The post got little attention at first, but a few days later it started to go viral, and by mid-July more than 1 million people said on Facebook they were planning to attend. “We will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry,” wrote a video game streamer with the handle SmyleeKun. “If we naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets.” Naruto run is a reference to anime ninja Naruto Uzumaki, who runs with body and head leaning forward while keeping his arms straight behind his back. Good luck with that. The authorities soon heard about the plan and, unsurprising, weren’t amused. It wasn’t long before Roberts began backpedaling. Interviewed by ABC News, he had a simple message for those who planned to carry out a raid on Area 51: “Please don’t.” But it was too late. As of Wednesday, more than 2 million people were signed up to attend. Air Force spokeswoman Laura McAndrews issued a statement to the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday suggesting any attempt to rush Area 51 would be an ill-fated endeavor. “The United States Air Force is aware of the Facebook post. The Nevada Test and Training Range is an area where the Air Force tests and trains combat aircraft,” she said. “As a matter of practice, we do not discuss specific security measures, but any attempt to illegally access military installations or military training areas is dangerous.” Not to worry. Roberts told the “Today” show this month that the event was no longer a wholesale raid on Area 51 but instead a gathering dubbed “Alienstock.” A website for the event describes it as a festival “aiming to establish something unique here, a meeting place for all the believers ... a place to freely discuss Aliens & the Unknown!” It would take place in the 50-person town of Rachel, pending a formal permit approval by the Lincoln County Commission on Sept. 3. The application came from a local inn owner, who estimated the crowd would number between 5,000 and 30,000. Humans, that is. Lincoln County has a population of about 5,000 and covers 10,000 square miles of high-desert mountain landscape. Commissioner Bevan Lister says the county gets its biggest crowds for the Pioche Labor Day Weekend Celebration, when about 1,400 people come for food, games and festivities. He said for that event, they staff up on volunteers to help coordinate the heavy traffic that comes via two-lane state highways. The county, he believed, could deal with 30,000 visitors. But 50,000? Or 100,000? Or more? “There will be some serious challenges,” Lister said. The governor’s office is aware of the situation and has been monitoring it, according to a spokesman. If the county follows through with its plan to declare an emergency, the state would help with the costs of resources used to maintain order during the event. The National Guard could be deployed, if needed, but Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee said his department had already contacted law enforcement in Reno to assist with large crowds. The town of Rachel is already gearing up for large numbers to arrive. The city’s only lodging — the Little A’Le’Inn — is booked, according to its website. There is no gas station in town. No grocery stores either. The town of Rachel put on its website a caution to those planning to arrive anyway. “If you plan on attending the event you must be experienced in camping, hiking and surviving in a harsh desert environment and have a vehicle in good shape,” the website reads. “You must be prepared to be completely on your own for food, water, gas, etc. We expect cell service and the internet in Rachel to be offline. Credit card processing will not work, so bring enough cash.” Then came this ominous warning: “Law enforcement will be overwhelmed and local residents will step up to protect their property. It will get ugly.” The town website also urged people to attend a different event scheduled for the same day a few hours away in Nye County: Peacestock 51. Tickets are advertised for $51, with 18 bands scheduled to perform in the town of Amargosa. Or at least they were. The country commissioners voted Tuesday to deny a permit. An organizer said in an email that he was “still trying to save the event in one form or another.” Area 51 is a military base in use since the 1940s that is primarily used for testing military aircraft and has been cloaked in secrecy for decades. One of the more notable aircraft to be tested there was the U-2 spy plane in the 1950s. It has been the subject of many conspiracy theories. In 2017, the New York Times and Politico revealed the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, which the Pentagon ran to study unidentified flying objects and unexplained phenomena. It was also revealed that Nevada Sen. Harry Reid had helped push through $22 million in funding for studying UFOs. In 2017, after the publication of the stories about the Pentagon’s studies, he tweeted: “The truth is out there.” This year, responding to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Federation of American Scientists’ Project on Government Secrecy, the Pentagon declassified documents showing it funded projects that examined wormholes and alternate dimensions. The big questions now are how many people will show up in the Nevada desert and what will they do. The Facebook event page has remained active, with a steady stream of posts that remain mostly sarcastic. “Has anyone consulted Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum about this?” said one post, referencing the 1996 blockbuster film “Independence Day.” “I feel they are the Leading experts for Area 51.” Art Frasik, who signed up to attend, said in a Facebook message that he had been interested in aliens since he was a kid and saw “Independence Day.” Frasik, a 33-year-old real estate investor from Ohio, said he was looking for transportation to get to Area 51 for the storming event and that he believed the site contained “extraterrestrial related stuff.” “There’s more people who are serious about it than what you think,” he wrote. “We understand that there is more power in numbers and the only way this is going to work is to show up.” Grant Fielder, a delivery truck driver in Arkansas who posted that he wanted to storm the mysterious site, said in an interview that he believed Americans had a right to know what was going on at the base. “There is something out there,” he said. But the 24-year-old said he wouldn’t be able to make it for a more terrestrial reason. “I have to work,” he said. www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-21/area-51-storming-nevada-ufo-aliens
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AREA 51
Sept 12, 2019 12:15:42 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 12, 2019 12:15:42 GMT -6
www.coasttocoastam.com/article/dutch-youtubers-arrested-for-entering-restricted-site-near-area-51/ Dutch YouTubers Arrested for Entering Restricted Site Near Area 51September 12, 2019 By Tim Binnall / www.coasttocoastam.com/pages/tim-binnall/A pair of men from the Netherlands seemingly got an early start on storming Area 51 this week when they were arrested for trespassing at a government facility located near the secretive military base. Ties Granzier and Govert Sweep were reportedly taken into custody by authorities after they were caught having driven around three miles into the restricted Nevada National Security Site. The two young men likely did not help their case when they admitted that they spoke English and fully understood that they were ignored the signs indicating that trespassing onto the property was illegal. When questioned by deputies from the Nye County Sheriff's Office, the duo explained that they were YouTubers from the Netherlands and that they "wanted to look at the facility." Officers subsequently observed that their car contained "several cameras, a phone, a laptop, and a drone." After obtaining permission to search the content of the cameras, authorities saw that the duo had recorded footage from inside the national security site. Granzier and Sweep were then arrested for trespassing onto the property. In a jailhouse interview with a Nevada TV station, Sweep explained that their misadventure had been partially inspired by the 'Storm Area 51' phenomenon, but that the pair had no intention of actually trying to break into the base and are, in fact, set to return to the Netherlands on September 19th, which is one day before the much-discussed 'siege.' He also groused that they were still in custody for what he called "such a small thing" and argued that they would have been released by now "if I wasn't a YouTuber." While that is a matter of conjecture, the pair is probably lucky that they only got arrested for trespassing since filming inside a secret military base likely could have led to more serious charges. Time will tell whether they wind up being the only people to run afoul of the law due to the 'Storm Area 51' craze or if Granzier and Sweep are just the first of many individuals who throw caution to the wind and, in turn, find themselves in jail. As for the YouTubers, their arrest has made headlines in their home country and turned them into something of a cause celebre with one politician calling on the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs to secure their release lest they "rot away in an American cell." www.coasttocoastam.com/article/dutch-youtubers-arrested-for-entering-restricted-site-near-area-51/ MORE: www.ktnv.com/news/trespassing-arrest-made-at-area-51Trespassing arrest made near Area 51 Arrest happened at Nevada National Security Site
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AREA 51
Sept 12, 2019 12:31:37 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 12, 2019 12:31:37 GMT -6
mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/09/alienstock-storm-area-51-has-officially-been-cancelled/ AlienStock/Storm Area 51 Has Officially Been Cancelledby Jocelyne LeBlanc / mysteriousuniverse.org/author/jleblanc/September 12, 2019 The AlienStock/Storm Area 51 event that was originally scheduled to take place in Rachel, Nevada, next week has officially been cancelled. Matty Roberts created the Facebook page “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All Of Us” as a joke, but around two million people have pledged to storm the Air Force base as it has been widely speculated that there’s an alien cover-up happening there and people want answers. Roberts, however, has pulled the plug on his own event, calling it “Fyre Festival 2.0” in reference to the 2017 event where many paying festival-goers were left stranded on a private island in the Bahamas with no music, no real lodging, and barely any food or supplies. It has been described as “mass chaos”. The official AlienStock website posted an announcement that started off by explaining, “Due to the lack of infrastructure, poor planning, risk management and blatant disregard for the safety of the expected 10,000+ AlienStock attendees, we decided to pull the plug on the festival.” He then seemed to place the blame on Connie West who runs the Little A’Le’Inn motel in Rachel. The announcement continued on by stating, “The permit holder (Connie West) was given multiple opportunities to provide us with the proof that things expected at this festival were in place. In fact, she refused to provide to us, as agreed upon, contracts, proof of deposits or any paper proof of anything.” In an interview with News 3, West expressed that she was completely “blinded by the exit and that she has already invested thousands of dollars of her own money into necessary security, medical, and sanitation measures.” However, she did tell the Associated Press that she has 20 musical acts and 2 comedians that are booked to perform at the Inn from September 19-21 and that the show will go on. Little A’Le’Inn Motel The town of Rachel, Nevada, also announced the cancellation on their official website and discouraged anyone from coming to the tiny town of just 54 residents next weekend. Instead, they’re encouraging people to head to Las Vegas for a different kind of alien festival. Yes, that’s right! Don’t get discouraged just yet, as there will be an “Area 51 Celebration” taking place on September 19th at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (details have been posted here) dlvec.com/event/area-51-celebration/ which will include several musical talents. Since the Storm Area 51 event has been cancelled, does that mean that nobody will show up to the Air Force base looking for answers about extraterrestrials or just simply looking for a party? Will they all head to Las Vegas instead? I guess we’ll have to wait until next week to find out what happens. Stay tuned. mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/09/alienstock-storm-area-51-has-officially-been-cancelled/
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AREA 51
Sept 21, 2019 12:53:47 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 21, 2019 12:53:47 GMT -6
apnews.com/1063d4daa9194790bad79d1ebc04434a?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Oddities&utm_campaign=SocialFlow Area 51 events mostly peaceful; thousands in Nevada desertBy KEN RITTER / 9-21-2019 A mans holds an inflatable alien at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, near Rachel, Nev. People gathered at the gate inspired by the "Storm Area 51" internet hoax. (AP Photo/John Locher) HIKO, Nev. (AP) — Events involving thousands of Earthlings answering an internet buzz about an invitation to “Storm Area 51” in the Nevada desert have been mostly festive, with crowds numbering in the low thousands and few arrests, officials said. Three more people were arrested Friday on the remote once-secret military base, Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee said, bringing to five the tally since Thursday of accused trespassers during “Alienstock” and “Area 51 Basecamp” events and festivals in the tiny desert towns of Rachel and Hiko. Several minor injuries were reported, and one man was treated for dehydration by festival medics in Rachel before returning to the party. While costumed space aliens were a common, dayglow, and sometimes hilarious sight, no one reported seeing actual extraterrestrials or UFOs. “There’s a great sense of community among everyone here,” said John Derryberry, who drove with his girlfriend, Sarah Shore, from Nashville, Tennessee. “It started as a joke and now people are getting to know each other,” said Tracy Ferguson, 23, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He said the internet gave him the idea to drive to Nevada with his girlfriend, Jade Gore, 19, of Worthington, Minnesota. Lee said a man reported missing Friday morning after heading Thursday from a festival campground in Hiko toward an Area 51 gate was found safe Friday evening. Details weren’t immediately made public, but his disappearance was not believed to have been an abduction. A man in an alien mask stands at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, outside of Rachel, Nev. Almost 100 people went at 3 a.m. Friday to the best-known “back gate” of the legendary former top-secret U.S. Air Force base, near of the tiny town of Rachel, and another 40 made a more difficult trek to a lesser-known gate in Tikaboo Valley, Lee said. About 300 went to the Tikaboo gate during daylight, and another 800 people made the dusty 8-mile (13-kilometer) drive to the Rachel gate during the day, Lee said. One, a woman in her 60s from California, was arrested after making it clear to sheriff’s deputies, her husband and everyone around her that she was going to trespass no matter what. “It was just something she wanted to do,” said the sheriff, who was at the Rachel gate at the time. Two men were arrested after military security officers found them in the mountains inside the perimeter of the base somewhere between the two gates, Lee said. Authorities were trying to determine how to tow their vehicle out of the rugged area. People holds signs at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, near Rachel, Nev. People gathered at the gate inspired by the "Storm Area 51" internet hoax. The gates are marked by bright floodlights, watchful cameras and, at the Rachel gate, a squat tan bunker building with blackout windows — all surrounded by razor wire. The sheriff in neighboring Nye County reported that about 40 people dispersed after “heated warnings” from officers about 3 a.m. Friday near a base gate not far from a conspicuously green “Area 51 Alien Center” about 90 minutes’ drive west of Las Vegas. Matty Roberts, a 20-year-old from Bakersfield, California, who sparked the Area 51 phenomenon with a late-night Facebook post in June and then broke with Little A’Le’Inn owner Connie West over production of the Rachel event, hosted a Thursday evening event at an outdoor venue in downtown Las Vegas — also using the “Alienstock” name. “Area 51 Basecamp” was featuring music, speakers and movies Friday and Saturday at the Alien Research Center in Hiko. Business owner George Harris said he expected a crowd of 5,000, but Lee said the audience and nearby campers appeared to number in the hundreds. Cyril Soudant, 25, of Lille, France, said at the Rachel gate that he was disappointed not to see more people. Soudant took video for his YouTube channel and said he would wait until Friday night to make a final assessment about the experience. “We all know we can’t cross the gate,” Soudant said. “But if tonight we get together, have some music, have some beers, that would be a success.” apnews.com/1063d4daa9194790bad79d1ebc04434a?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Oddities&utm_campaign=SocialFlow
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AREA 51
Sept 23, 2019 13:48:39 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 23, 2019 13:48:39 GMT -6
www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/north-america/what-happened-when-one-woman-attempted-to-storm-area-51/news-story/46010d26c52e49f362c5687d0d00ed4c What happened when one woman attempted to storm Area 51by Bella Fowler / news.com.au / September 22, 2019 The US military has apologised for an “inappropriate” tweet that threatened protesters storming the Area 51 site with a bomb. The tweet, which has since been deleted, said: “The last thing #Millennials will see if they attempt the #area51raid today” and sat alongside a photo of military men and women standing in front of a B-2 stealth bomber. But the Defence Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) then took to Twitter to apologise: ************************************** DVIDSHub ✔ @dvidshub Last night a DVIDSHUB employee posted a Tweet that in NO WAY supports the stance of the Department of Defense. It was inappropriate and we apologize for this mistake. 171 12:31 PM - Sep 21, 2019 ************************************** While Saturday’s much-hyped “storming” of Area 51 has been labelled a massive fail, one woman actually did do her best to catapult herself through the gates of the mystery-shrouded military base. Though, unlike the Facebook call to arms to “Naruto run” to the entrance, she simply tried to stroll right in. Posted in a video on Twitter, the woman can be seen calmly ducking under a gate, having casually waltzed straight through the first, while onlookers marvelled at her bravery and yelled “good luck”. Police monitoring the area stood back behind both gates, and can be heard in the background chuckling and saying they’d do something “eventually”. According to Twitter user Matthew Carswell, who posted the video on Saturday, state authorities were out of their jurisdiction — unable to step in considering it’s a federal base. The eyewitness said the woman was instead picked up by two trucks about “half a mile in”. He speculated she had probably been arrested as a result. The courageous woman was one of just 75 attendees to the viral event, despite more than two million people clicking “attending”. At this stage, it is the only report of anyone actually attempting to “storm” the government site. Brainchild of prankster Matty Roberts, a Facebook event entitled “Storm Area 51: They Can’t Stop All Of Us” gained worldwide traction on July 27, with millions adding themselves to the guestlist or indicating interest. In the ensuing weeks, hype around once top-secret Nevada facility was relentless, with hundreds of articles and social media posts emerging detailing its history and exploring the rumoured evidence of extraterrestrials hidden there. While the creator maintained that it was all a joke, the US Air Force weren’t mucking around when they issued a stern response to the event. It warned the public not to trespass in the area or face ‘lethal force’ and arrests. Facebook later shut down the event page. Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee says only 150 people travelled closer to the base itself and just 75 actually approached the gates. Another group of 40 people gathered at a different gate. Dressed in bright clothes, space suits and tin foil hats, the ragtag bunch partook in no actual ‘storming’ of the sort. In fact, many said they had only come to witness what they thought would be some mayhem. Subsequently, the only “mayhem” at the event was the lone woman seen slowly walking through the desert. According to Reuters, only three arrests were made, one for alleged trespassing, one for public urination and one for an alcohol-related incident. Police at the scene were reportedly “friendly and jovial” and even encouraged people to approach the gates. The woman in the now-viral Twitter video has not been identified, nor has her punishment been confirmed. MORE VIDEO: www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/north-america/what-happened-when-one-woman-attempted-to-storm-area-51/news-story/46010d26c52e49f362c5687d0d00ed4c
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