Around 200 people were attracted to the entrance of the base, officially known as Homey Airport or Groom Lake yesterday, after a Facebook event calling for people to “storm” the secret facility attracted more than a million people confirming their plans to attend. This was despite warnings they could be shot. James Abbott, who published the second volume in his Outsider’s Guide to UFOs last month, said he had been following the events in Nevada with interest.
And he claimed the tongue-in-cheek nature of the event masked the seriousness of the situation.
He explained: “Does Area 51 contain things that the US Government does not wish the public to know about?
“Most definitely. Do its hangars and bunkers conceal alien spacecraft and alien bodies? Possibly.
“Do those same structures hide US-built flying saucers? Highly unlikely.
“The technology is way beyond us at present.”
Mr Abbott added: “Any right-thinking government will have moved any highly sensitive material out of Area 51 long ago.”
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