Board Thread:Off-topic discussion/@comment-43336331-20190820135719/@comment-27306930-20190913015909

CmndrTh0rn wrote: Someone please explain to me what the heck the "Area 51 Raid" is about & why people are talking about it everywhere. (Also why I can't start a discussion for this, which would be much better) As long as it's on the off-topic board then go for it.

In short, legend has it Area 51 is where they keep the dead aliens that crashed in 1947 at Roswell NM, along with all the other crashed spaceships and dead alien bodies.

The truth is Groom Lake is where they developed and tested the super-secret SR-71 Blackbird, and the U-2 spyplane before that. Back in the 60's it was all very futuristic. This was before the jetliner was invented. So folks actually thought these planes were UFOs. And it freaked people out.

So a million idiots want to storm the facility on the 20th, overwhelm the guards, and find all those aliens and their groovy spaceships. To me it sounds like a good way to get yourself shot. The only aliens there are just trying to cross the border.