Aliens.

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I dunno about you, but I believe in them. And so does Harvard Professor Abraham Loeb. And where is the alien capital of the world. Area 51! And what exactly goes on inside the compound has lead to decades of wild speculation from UFO fans all across the world.

What exactly is Area 51?

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Area 51 is a United States Air Force facility which is a classified and remote detachment of the Edwards Air Force base, located at Groom Lake in the south of the Nevada desert. Or so they tell us...

It is a notoriously classified compound.

Like any top-secret military facility, few people are allowed to enter the premises, which spurred more suspicion over what goes on within the compound. The borders of Area 51 are not fenced, but are marked with orange poles and warning signs which state that security is authorized to use deadly force on people who insist on trespassing. Yikes.

And rumors of the compound's activities have been circulating for years.

Because we’ve never really trusted our government, have we? The speculations continued, with some people making outlandish claims that the facility was building and repairing crashed alien spacecraft rather than military planes.

And then, there was that Facebook group...

In June this year, one legendary Facebook user created a Facebook group titled, "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All Of Us." The group invited people to gather at the compound on September 20th and storm it because, well... they can't stop all of them, can they?

The break-in had been carefully plotted out...

The group’s creator, and overall master strategist, Matty Roberts, from California, outlined his plan of action and, let’s just say, there is plenty of “pebble throwing," “drywall kicking," and “Naruto running" involved.

And a strict plan of action was proposed.

The ringleader of the group stated in the description: “We will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry. If we Naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets. Let’s see them aliens." For those who don’t know, “Naruto running" is a meme inspired by an anime character called Naruto Uzumaki, who has a distinctive running style. And a "Kyle" is buff, emo teenager who punches holes into drywall while drinking Monster Energy. You're welcome.

The group quickly escalated.

And, when I say quickly, I mean over 1.5 million people signed up and pledged to storm the notorious compound.

And, despite Matty explaining to the world that it was only a joke...

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Some of the most dedicated alien-enthusiasts took the event very seriously and still intended on storming the compound, despite the risk of being gunned down by the military.

But, finally, the plans were brought to a standstill.

Because Facebook took down the original page. After the page becoming a worldwide sensation, that must have hurt.

Matty, and the rest of the world, were outraged by the removal of the page.

He shared a screenshot of a notification that he claims to have received from Facebook that said that the event had “been taken down by Facebook" because content posted to this event “went against" the site’s community standards.

However, the page was restored...

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And a full Area 51 festival was launched. The newly restored page has a link to the website, Storm Area 51, which has more information about Matthew’s festival. The event looks like it will be packed with sci-fi fun, and there’s even Naruto running-related merchandise for the truly dedicated followers to get their hands on.

Matty created the festival to encourage people to avoid the actual Area 51 compound.

Probably to avoid getting any blood on his hands. The website explains: “We’re meeting in the town of Rachel, NV- the closest town to Area 51! We traveled out into the desert to speak directly with land-owners about creating an event for people to celebrate the unnatural… they’re totally on board! They’ can’t stop us all from meeting out there… let’s have fun! Music, camping, and arts will occur over the weekend until Sunday – we hope to see you there!"

Yet, despite all of Matty's efforts...

People still seem intent on raiding the compound. After the event had been removed, one Facebook user wrote: “We don’t need an ‘event page’ to do work. Everyone is still down, Facebook or not," while another said: “F*** that! We’re still going."

But aliens aren’t only in Area 51.

And Harvard Professor Abraham Loeb believes aliens, or more specifically alien technology, made a flying visit back in 2017.

In 2017 something very interesting entered our solar system.

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The object was first spotted by an observatory in Hawaii containing the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) — the highest definition telescope on earth. The space object was dubbed ‘Oumuamua (pronounced “oh moo ah moo ah"), which is Hawaiian for scout.

Many believed the 100 yard long object was a comet.

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However, Loeb believes it’s discarded alien technology, possibly from a very distant alien civilisation.

No naturally occurring space body we’ve ever seen has looked anything like Oumuamua.

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Oumuamua was also surprisingly bright...

But what made Loeb commit to his theory that it was alien technology?

The way Oumuamua moved. Oumuamua did not follow the predicted trajectory for comets, and traveled through the solar system in a completely different way... Loeb also believes that more and more of these will pass earth in the near future... Keep your eyes out (if they’re telescopic).

But we may have to wait a little longer to see those aliens...

Because Area 51 is heavily guarded by armed guards. And, come on, guys. Is any alien worth getting shot over? For more Area 51 content, keep scrolling!