September 20th, 2019 was the date scheduled for the big Area 51 raid. Millions of alien enthusiasts, geared up with alien gear to Naruto Run into the government classified base, ready to uncover its secrets.

Despite the meme that took the internet by storm, and millions signed up to charge into Area 51, the strongly discouraged internet joke turned into a music festival.

The government has its secrets, and this year, the internet had a plan to uncover them. Area 51, a highly classified US Airforce facility located in Hiko, Nevada, is a site for testing aircraft, or so the government says. 

Conspiracy theories, such as being a research facility for Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) or extraterrestrial beings, surrounding the top-secret site have taken the internet by storm, and a meme based event was planned to uncover the secrets associated with the military base.

The satirical raid was organized by California’s Matty Roberts, 21, by creating a Facebook page entitled “Storm Area 51: They Can’t Stop All of Us”. 

“I sparked a movement while I was bored at 2 a.m.” The college student said.

Little did he know that this Facebook post would take the internet by storm. The page had 1.6 million people signed up to attend the Raid, and 1.2 million people “interested” in joining.

The Air Force took action by issuing a statement warning the internet. “Any attempt to illegally the area is highly discouraged.” 

Roberts received a visit from the FBI, and that’s when he realized his satirical post was actually turning into an issue.

“I think this started out as a joke but there may be enough people taking it seriously and it could be a problem,” says Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee. “Someone is going to get hurt and people may go to jail. It’s not anything to joke about.” 

While the plan was called off, the highly anticipated event wasn’t a total flop. The event turned into a safer, more conventional one; Alienstock, an alien themed music festival with a lineup including Wily Savage, The Weird Kids, Daylight Sinners, and Brothers of Alien Rock. 

Now, the government can take a sigh of relief, because their secrets are safe. For now…