Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, more than one million people have responded “interested” to a Facebook event called “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us.”
The event was created by a group of alien hunters who plan to meet at 3 a.m. on Sept. 20 near the top-secret U.S. Air Force Base to coordinate a plan of attack to free the creatures believed to be hiding there.
The Facebook event jokes, “they can’t stop all of us” and “Let’s see them aliens.”
Now, Bud Light is now getting in on the fun.
On Wednesday the beer company tweeted, “We’d like to be the first brand to formally announce that we will not be sponsoring the Area 51 raid.”
However, they soon followed that tweet with a cheeky change in stance.
“Screw it. Free Bud Light to any alien that makes it out,” the tweet said.
One beer fan asked Bud Light if the can was real to which the company responded, “51,000 RTs and we’ll make it happen.”
While many are taking the whole event as a joke, the U.S. Air Force has warned people against participating.
Nellis Air Force Base said in a statement that the Air Force is aware of the Facebook posting and says “any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged.”
The Air Force says it does not discuss its security measures and that the test and training range provides “flexible, realistic and multidimensional battlespace” for testing and “advanced training in support of U.S. national interests.”
The Air Force says it does not discuss its security measures and that the test and training range provides “flexible, realistic and multidimensional battlespace” for testing and “advanced training in support of U.S. national interests.”
After decades of government officials refusing to acknowledge Area 51, the CIA released declassified documents in 2013 referring to the 8,000-square mile (20,700-sq. kilometer) installation by name and locating it on a map near the dry Groom Lake bed.
The base has been a testing ground for a host of top-secret aircraft, including the U-2 in the 1950s and later the B-2 stealth bomber.
But secrecy surrounding the site has fueled conspiracy theories among UFO enthusiasts and sprouted a small, alien-themed tourist industry in surrounding desert communities, including alien-themed cafes, an alien-themed motel and an alien-themed brothel.
Michelle L. Price with Associated Press contributed to this story.
