The call to raid Area 51 was a joke. Then, 2 million people signed on to the Facebook event. Area 51 is a secretive Air Force base in the Nevada desert. Many think that alien UFOs are there. This has created lots of conspiracy theories. A conspiracy theory is an idea that something isn't as it appears. It assumes that some group was behind an event. The group is trying to hide its involvement.
号召人们闯进51区是个笑话。然后，有200万人登录了Facebook活动。51区是内华达沙漠的一个秘密空军基地。很多人认为外星人的不明飞行物就在那里。这就产生了许多阴谋论。一种观点是阴谋论，认为某件事情并不像它看起来的那样。它假设某个团队在某个事件背后，该组织试图隐瞒自己的参与。
atthew Roberts is the man who created the raid Area 51 event. He is now planning a real-life festival called Alien Stock. It will be near the remote base.
马修·罗伯茨是袭击51区事件的发起人。他现在正在计划一个名为“外星人货仓”的现实生活节日。它将在这个偏远的基地附近。
Area 51 is a couple hours' drive northwest of Las Vegas. The closest town is Rachel, Nevada. Rachel has just 54 official residents. It could soon be overrun by thousands of visitors.
51区在拉斯维加斯西北方向有几个小时的车程。最近的城镇是内华达州的瑞秋。瑞秋只有54名官方居民。成千上万的游客很快就会涌入到这里。
onnie West is from Rachel. "Of course it's scary," she said. Her alien-themed inn declares on its website that it is "BOOKED SOLID FOR ALIEN-STOCK." "But I'm excited," she told the Washington Post. "How can I not be?"
康妮·韦斯特来自瑞秋。”当然很可怕，”她说。她的外星主题酒店在其网站上宣称，“外星股票的预订量很高。”“但我很兴奋，”她告诉《华盛顿邮报》。我怎么能不兴奋呢？”
Small Town Will Be Invaded By Alien Fans
外星迷将涌入小镇
The U.S. government claimed Area 51 didn't exist for many years. Now, documents prove it does exist. They also show that the government spent a lot of money there. It was for a program dealing with "anomalous aerospace threats." Those are commonly known as UFOs. These facts feed the rumors. Conspiracy theorists think that the base has hidden aliens and their spacecraft.
美国政府声称，51号地区已经多年不存在了。现在，文件证明它确实存在。他们还表明政府在那里花了很多钱。这是一个处理“异常航空威胁”的项目，这些通常被称为UFO。这些事实引起了谣言。阴谋论者认为基地隐藏了外星人和他们的航天器。
Rachel embraces the rumors. The town is located on the Extraterrestrial Highway. A town welcome sign notes an extraterrestrial population as well as a human one. Still, it's a quiet place. Not everyone is happy about the prospect of so many visitors, West said. "We live in a quiet little place because we like it quiet."
瑞秋接受了谣言。该镇位于地外公路上。一个镇的欢迎标志显示外星来客和人类旅客。不过，这是个安静的地方。韦斯特说：“不是每个人都对这么多游客的前景感到高兴。我们住在一个安静的小地方，因为我们喜欢安静。”
One festival organizer expects thousands to show for the event. This could lead to some trouble. The town's website has posted a warning: "There is no gas and no store.... We expect cell service and the Internet to be offline," the note reads. "Credit card [processing] will not work, so bring enough cash."
一个节日组织者预期数千人参加这个活动。这可能会导致一些麻烦。镇上的网站发布了一条警告：“没有汽油，也没有商店……手机服务和互联网也将没有网络。信用卡[处理]也不能刷，所以带足够的现金。”
Alien Stock say it's "a meeting place for all the believers." That includes the hard-core ones or people who are just curious. Details are still in the works on the festival. There is only one announced performer.
外星货仓称这是“所有信徒的聚会场所”，其中包括核心外星迷或只是好奇的人。这个节日的细节还在工作中。只有一个表演者宣布。
Some Facebook commenters are suspicious of the event's motives. They could also be joking. When it was announced, one person commented, "Distraction ... well played, government."
一些Facebook评论员对事件的动机表示怀疑。他们也可能在开玩笑。当它被宣布时，有人评论道，“美国政府，你成功的分散了人们的注意力。”
