Well Area 51 most certainly isn't as special as we believe as no super secret government base would stay active once it's discovered. Even if there was anything related to aliens and whatnot way back then, they've most certainly transferred everything to a new securer, most likely underground, base.
First of all, Area 51 is a "super secret" military base 129 kilometers north west of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nevada is actually divided into quite a few test site areas, hence the name Area 51 as it is the name of the test site.
The Area 51 legend started in 1947 with the first "real" UFO sighting and conspiracy theory that it was taken to Area 51 for reverse engineering. The rumors truly started to take off when a man in the late 1980s pretended to be a worker at a mysterious site near Area 51 that worked on reverse engineering crashed flying saucers.
Quite a few people believe that the moon landing was staged and that's what they're trying to hide at Area 51.
Sadly the Area 51 raid actually also carries the risk of a $1,000 fine and or 6 months in prison. Additionally it's also planned to take place on the 20th of September, a Friday. If it were a Sunday or during a vacation, it might actually be possible to gather a huge crowd.
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