About 150 Gather Near Area 51, But Crowd Is Mostly Quiet | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-07.07.25

Airborne-NextGen-07.08.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.09.25

Airborne-FlightTraining-07.10.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.11.25

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

Advertisement

More News

NTSB Final Report: Aviat A1

Airplane Bounced About 3 Ft Then Touched Back Down And Then, With No Brakes Applied, The Airplane Began Veering To The Left Analysis: The pilot entered the airport traffic pattern >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.08.25)

Aero Linx: British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA) The primary focus within all aviation activity is SAFETY. In all aspects of our sport SAFETY must come first, whether it b>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: Fly Corvair’s Reliable Engine Alternative

From SnF25 (YouTube Edition): William Wynne Builds Practical Aircraft Engines on the Corvair Platform Seeking an affordable alternative to the traditional aircraft engine options, >[...]

ANN FAQ: Contributing To Aero-TV

How To Get A Story On Aero-TV News/Feature Programming How do I submit a story idea or lead to Aero-TV? If you would like to submit a story idea or lead, please contact Jim Campbel>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: CiES Fuel-Quantity and e-Throttle Systems Praised

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Bridge of CiES CiES Inc. is a Bend, Oregon-based designer and manufacturer of modular embedded aircraft systems and sensors. The company’s fuel-l>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC