Why are people talking about storming Area 51？

A Facebook event focused on storming the infamous Area 51 United States Air Force base started as a joke, but has since taken on a life of its own.

The event, known as “Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us,” has garnered nearly 2 million “I'm going” responses.

How many of those people will actually show up to the event, scheduled for September 20 in Southern Nevada, remains to be seen.

In nearby town Rachel, Nevada, residents are getting ready as best as they can for the unexpected.

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“We will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry,” the Facebook page reads. “If we naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets. Lets see them aliens.”

In just three short sentences, the Facebook event page titled, “Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us,” issues a tongue-in-cheek call to action. Get to this tourist attraction, coordinate entry, and storm Area 51!

The page went from silly goof to viral meme in a shockingly short time, and it's easy to understand why: Aliens are a constant source of cultural interest, and the secretive US Air Force base is notoriously associated with housing secret aliens. And now, ahead of the coming September 20 event date, the nearby town of Rachel, Nevada is getting ready for an influx of new visitors.