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Tue, Sep 24, 2019

About 150 Gather Near Area 51, But Crowd Is Mostly Quiet

Still, U.S. Military Is Compelled To Apologize For An Inappropriate Tweet

The "Storm Area 51" event that received so much hype the past couple of months turned out to be a fairly quiet non-event, with about 150 people turning out to play in the desert near the secretive military base over the weekend.

But the event was not without its controversy ... in the form of a Tweet posted on the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) account.

The social media post first appeared on Friday. It featured a photo of military personnel standing in front of a B-2 Spirit bomber with the test "The last thing #Millennials will see if they attempt the #area51 raid today."

Reuters reports that on Saturday, DVIDS posted an apology on the thread. In that Tweet, officials said the previous post "in NO WAY supports the stance of the Department of Defense. It was inappropriate and we apologize for this mistake."

So it appears Area 51's secrets will stay secret, at least for now.

(Image from file)

FMI: Source report

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