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Area Raid How a Town of Coped With an Invasion – The New York Times Sections SEARCH Skip to contentSkip site indexU S Today s PaperU https nyti ms M PdTn AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue storyArea Nobody actually rushed top-secret military base We just wanted see people like us one visitor said Tim Sherno practicing sun protection in Rachel Nev where thousands gathered for event that started as internet joke Credit Jessica Pons By Jack Healy Published Sept Updated RACHEL alien invasion was underway and David Day no part it Some visitors were beaming into his tiny hometown this weekend snapping selfies outside secretive test running through sagebrush costumes dancing throbbing club beats viral online bewitched life Mr pointed signs nailed front gate population ish on weekends GO HOME NO ALIENSTOCK People sparsely populated expanse scrub desert sun-blasted mountains have gotten used conspiracy theorists U F O chasers who make two-hour drive from Las Vegas hunting extraterrestrial truth behind secrecy security leave with nothing but tote bag or roll little-green-man toilet paper souvenir shop But late June law enforcement residents here began bracing onslaught after million they would rush foot at organized Facebook called Storm They Can t Stop All Us creator later whole thing had been masses committed launch anyway Video transcriptBack bars transcript re Just Annoying Crowd Gathers RaidAfter weeks hype small group revelers showed up -adjacent town Nevada came out kind dumb run I my freedom It six months federal prison doesn sound good time A bunch random weird standing government Why you want miss That lifetime experience Halloween we annoying After John Locher Associated Press Residents worried even fraction many out-of-towners could lead chaos choking two-lane roads scarring trash camper trailers draining water table moved be away all crap Friday morning don know what expect by Saturday appeared invaders come peace Law officials made handful arrests including man charged indecent exposure relieving himself Image Cowboy Carmen Los Angeles some aliens nbsp Phriday Leonard-Haqq Most heeding warnings county sheriffs state police Air Force not assault gates heavily guarded At m about nine-mile dusty road surged toward back mostly laughed pantomimed officers stationed laid down ground rules Do cross line Watch rattlesnakes politely deflected selfie requests hundreds drove throughout day When green asked if he get photo pretending handcuff him officer offered these terms Once handcuffs go off demurred hiding something Noah Nelson Alberta Canada took storming-not-storming Maybe Or moon landing set brother Austin Like lot joking Sort few goggles accepted reality Test Training Range develop spy planes hide spacecraft X Files poster believe Mike Main mother Tampa Fla For days interlopers streaming vans RVs motorcycles cramped two-door sedans While local spent pounding No Trespassing stringing plastic webbing around their trailer homes Don Williams won over arrived far Massachusetts Australia love brothers built concession stand Outpost obviously property As very black within miles remembered feeling another world when first years ago homeless looking any place find shelter job He now works alfalfa farm helps care older -year-old Lula Fike three On Ms parked her scooter along frontage watch arrive spacesuit foil hats just-printed T-shirts declaring Stormed bargain think trouble how shoot gun ve got weapons house can tell kids didn Seth Carlson This is history Keoni Lee Newark Calif cases barely Fort Worth Since there are nearly hotels tents dirt bargained bedroom rented -a-night spaces pulled onto patch empty land slept under stars Retirees roam country detoured nearby Hiko home Alien Research Center featured music speakers steeped search intelligent lore organizers discovering fandom necessarily mean burn driving so Review-Journal reported though message still food stalls discussions Twenty-somethings driven sick hyper-commercial concerts festivals liked being able pull blasting stage lining pancakes businesses Little Al E Inn Woodstock continues storySite IndexSite Information Navigation Company NYTCoContact UsWork usAdvertiseT Brand StudioYour Ad ChoicesPrivacy PolicyTerms ServiceTerms SaleSite MapCanadaInternationalHelpSubscriptions