Area 51 Background & Facebook Event

• Most famous secret facility in world, denied existence until 2013
• US government confirmed location and some 1950s activities (U-2 spy plane testing)
• Surrounded by conspiracy theories about aliens, exotic technology, time travel
• Satirical Facebook event "Storm Area 51 They Can't Stop All of Us" created 2019
• 1.7 million people signed up to storm base on September 20th, 2019

Area 51 Location & Access

• Coordinates: 37°14' N latitude, 115°48' W longitude
• Located 83 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nevada desert
• Remote desert location chosen specifically for security/difficulty of access
• Viewable on Google Earth at given coordinates

Logistics Challenges for Mass Gathering

• Most attendees would likely arrive at McCarran International Airport
• Meeting point: Area 51 Alien Center (gas station/alien-themed brothel)
• 1 hour 40 minute drive from McCarran Airport via Veterans Memorial Highway
• Highway only 2 lanes (1 each direction)
• Las Vegas metro population: 2.2 million
• Adding 1.7 million people would nearly double metro population
• Massive strain on roads and infrastructure
• Comparison to "Fire Festival 2.0" logistics disaster
• High risk of starvation/dehydration due to inadequate preparation time

Distance & Terrain Challenges

• Alien Center still 52 miles from Area 51 (as crow flies)
• Closest legal vantage point: Ticaboo Peak (26 miles from facility)
• Requires 25-mile drive on dirt road
• Additional 1.2-mile grueling hike to peak
• No water, food, or facilities at destination
• Would require massive supply trains via trucks/helicopters from Vegas

Area 51 Security Measures

• Perimeter patrolled 24/7 by armed security forces
• Authorization to use deadly force on trespassers
• No recorded deaths by security forces to date
• Typical response: intimidation or $600 fine via local police
• Surrounded by cameras and motion detectors
• Can detect single person approaching
• Air Force likely to deploy extra security around September 20th

Employee Access & Transportation

• Employment process unclear to public
• Employees travel via secret private terminal at McCarran Airport
• "Janet Airlines" - unmarked Boeing planes, US government's classified airline
• Shuttles employees between McCarran and Area 51
• Employees must sign secrecy oath
• Airspace above Area 51 highly restricted
• Off-limits to commercial, private, and military flights
• Janet Airlines flights only exception to airspace restrictions

Defense Analysis

• No successful infiltration in 60+ years of operation
• Multiple layers of security and prepared defenses
• 26-mile charge through desert against armed security unlikely to succeed
• Remote location specifically chosen to make access difficult