Area 51 craze lures festive UFO hunters

By Lisa Richwine
Updated September 21 2019 - 1:43pm, first published 1:40pm
Revellers gathered near famed US military base Area 51, drawn by a craze sparked by a Facebook post.
Revellers gathered near famed US military base Area 51, drawn by a craze sparked by a Facebook post.

UFO enthusiasts drawn by alien-themed festivities have poured into rural Nevada near the Area 51 US military base, but fears of a mass raid on the remote site or a public safety crisis proved unfounded, with only five people arrested.

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