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This weekend (September 19-23, 2019) events in Hiko, Rachel, and Downtown Las Vegas spotlight Area 51
Location: 83 miles (134 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas
We are fascinated by the viral sensation that has caused consternation, opportunism, and buzzworthy distractions.
Local businesses in the rural towns of Hiko and Rachel have embraced the area’s association with alien mythology. Nevada State Route 375 is affectionately called the Extraterrestrial Highway (officially designated in 1996).
Global coverage
NZ Herald: What started in June as a Facebook event called ‘Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us’, the webpage found surprising popularity. 2,116,175 people have signed up as “attending.” The joke event which urged the internet to turn up en masse to the Top Secret base and demand to be let inside is scheduled for this Friday.
Videos
https://youtu.be/jdrL5DRzc8U
Headlines
UFO fans descend on rural Nevada town for ‘Area 51’ festival locals do not want
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2019/9/19/20874944/vox-sentences-area-51
Area 51 Invasion Going To Court?
Area 51 events in Las Vegas – KTNV
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=12269217
I-Team: Business owners in Rachel, area near town of Hiko say ‘Storm Area 51’ festival plans are still a go – 8 News Now
George Knapp maps out Area 51
Government acknowledges Area 51 in declassified spy plane documents
Hiko (the one with George Knapp and Ken Layne)
stormarea51basecamp.com
Elsewhere
https://dlvec.com/event/area-51-celebration
https://www.facebook.com/events/1554092364730812
Tourism
https://travelnevada.com/press/press-releases/144
Rachel
https://alienstockparking.com
littlealeinn.com
Flight Restrictions
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_9_0353.html
Embedded Tweets
https://twitter.com/KenLayne/status/1171882148929753088
Google Maps
Wikipedia: Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility located within the Nevada Test and Training Range. Officially, the facility is called Homey Airport (KXTA) or Groom Lake, named after the salt flat situated next to its airfield. Although details of the facility’s operations are not publicly known, the USAF says it is an open training range.The USAF acquired the site in 1955, primarily for flight testing the Lockheed U-2 aircraft.
Wikipedia
Area 51
Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us
Lincoln County, Nevada
Route 93
Nevada State Route 375
Planeta.com