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More than 1 million Facebook users plan to storm Area 51 in Nevada in search of aliens

Nearly a million Facebook users say they're going to raid Area 51 in Nevada on Sept. 20 in a quest to see aliens.

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LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA — Nearly a million Facebook users say they're going to raid Area 51 in Nevada on Sept. 20 in a quest to see aliens.

More than 800,000 others say they're interested.

The clearly tongue-in-cheek Facebook event page is titled "Storm Area 51, they can't stop all of us" and states, "we can run faster than their bullets."

It's inviting users from around the world to join a "naruto run" into the area. That's a Japanese manga-inspired running style featuring arms outstretched backwards and heads forward.

The mysterious Area 51 has been the subject of conspiracy theories for decades. Many people believe the U.S. government stores its secrets about UFOs and aliens at the military site.

The invitation comes a few weeks after a group of U.S. senators was briefed about reported encounters between the U.S. Navy and an unidentified aircraft.

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