'Storm Area 51' Event Is Today

Daily Mail: It's Alienstock! Thousands descend on two tiny Nevada desert towns as three-day 'Storm Area 51' event kicks off despite promise of arrest for trespassing on the top secret government site

* 'Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us' event has commenced in rural Nevada
* Thousands of people have already started arriving in the towns of Rachel and Hiko, located close to the highly classified Air Force base
* Authorities are bracing for potentially chaotic scenes after more than 2 million people said they were attending the event after a Facebook invite went viral in June
* Officials are warning attendees not to approach to base and say they are prepared to make arrests
* Last week, police arrested and jailed two Dutch tourists for trespassing on a government site after they were inspired by the Area 51 event

Authorities admit they don't know what to expect as the 'Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us' event kicks off in rural Nevada.

More than 2 million people have said they are 'attending' the event and more than a thousand tourists have already descended upon the tiny towns of Rachel and Hiko, located close to the highly classified Air Force Base.

The two towns have a combined population of just 175 people, with many locals wondering whether their community can cope with an influx of people after an invite to the extraterrestrial-themed event went viral on Facebook back in June.

Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee told Associated Press on Thursday that around 1500 revelers have arrived near Area 51 - long thought to harbor government secrets about alien activity.

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More News On Today's 'Storm Area 51' Event

About 75 people gather at Area 51 gate, 2 people detained -- AP
'Storm Area 51' raid brings alien 'community of believers' to Nevada desert -- FOX News
Alien enthusiasts descend on Area 51 for an event that started as a joke -- CNN
Storm Area 51 is dropping the raid in favour of parties -- ABC News Online
'Storm Area 51': Possible crowds worry Nevada desert towns -- Al Jazeera
Area 51 raid day: UFO & alien hunters descending on Nevada as US military calls in reinforcements & declares no-fly zone -- RT