The secrets of Area 51, the highly classified Air Force facility long rumored to house extraterrestrial artifacts, remain unseen.
Despite millions responding to the public Facebook event "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us," Nevada authorities say about 40 people gathered at the gates before being confronted and dispersed by law enforcement.
According to the Lincoln County Sheriff's office, one arrest was made — not for an attempt at freeing an alien, but for public urination.
'Storm Area 51' Fails To Materialize (NPR)
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[ed. See also: I 'stormed' Area 51 and it was even weirder than I imagined (The Guardian).]
[ed. See also: I 'stormed' Area 51 and it was even weirder than I imagined (The Guardian).]
