Boxes of alien themed beer are placed at the Alien Research Center in Hiko on September 19, 2019. Despite a festive, peaceful mood back in town, the official Rachel website was decidedly unwelcoming. “If any event still happens it is going to be a pretty sad affair with no bands, no food, very little infrastructure and a lot of unhappy campers”, it said. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





Military equipment is visible from the entrance to Area 51 in Rachel, Nevada, U.S. September 19, 2019. The military site was shrouded in secrecy for decades, stoking conspiracy theories that it housed the remnants of a flying saucer and the bodies of its alien crew from the crash of an unidentified flying object in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. The U.S. government did not confirm the base existed until 2013, when it released CIA archives saying the site was used to test top-secret spy planes. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





A parking sign at the Little A'Le'Inn in Rachel, Nevada, U.S. September 19, 2019. Visitors established a small encampment outside Rachel's only business - the extraterrestrial-themed Little A'Le'Inn motel and restaurant – parking themselves in cars, tents and RVs. Some tourists hung inflatable aliens from their campers. Music was scheduled to begin Thursday night and continue for two more days. It remained unclear if there would be a mass trek to the grounds of Area 51 on Friday. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





About 40 miles to the east, the small town of Hiko planned an event called “Storm Area 51 Basecamp” at a gift shop dubbed the Alien Research Center (pictured) September 19, 2019. Organizers promised musicians, artists and “prominent ufologists”, and by Thursday had sold 3,200 tickets, according to Linda Looney, the shop's manager. “This whole thing has been a shock to this little community”, she said, adding that organizers had hired 15 security guards and a private ambulance and ordered 80 portable toilets. “It's going to be really cool. I'm excited”. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





Dust blows through the desert in Rachel, Nevada on September 19, 2019. The influx of alien hunters prompted Lincoln County, which encompasses both Rachel and Hiko, to draft an emergency declaration that could be invoked to call in help from the state. The sheriff's office said visitors should expect “a large presence of law enforcement”. Authorities urged everyone to bring ample supplies of food, water and fuel. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





An attendee poses an alien doll at the Little A'Le'Inn in Rachel, Nevada on September 19, 2019. Situated about 150 miles (240 km) north of Las Vegas, the remote hamlet of just 50 year-round residents lacks a grocery store or even a gasoline station. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





An attendee shows an alien-themed tattoo in Rachel, Nevada on September 19, 2019. In June, California college student Matty Roberts posted a facetious Facebook invitation exhorting the public at large to run into Area 51 on foot to “see them aliens”. When more than 1 million people expressed interest, the U.S. Air Force admonished curiosity seekers not to breach the gates at the military base, which it said is still used to test combat aircraft and train personnel. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





Alien-themed decorations are seen at the Alien Research Center in Hiko, September 19, 2019. Scores of UFO enthusiasts converged on rural Nevada for a pilgrimage of sorts to the U.S. installation known as Area 51, long rumored to house government secrets about alien life, as law enforcement officials beefed up security around the military base. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





Closed gates at the entrance to Area 51 as an influx of tourists responding to a call to “storm” Area 51, a secretive U.S. military base believed by UFO enthusiasts to hold government secrets about extra-terrestrials, is expected in Rachel, Nevada, U.S. September 19, 2019. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





An attendee shows an alien themed tattoo as an influx of tourists responding to a call to “storm” Area 51, a secretive U.S. military base believed by UFO enthusiasts to hold government secrets about extra-terrestrials, is expected in Rachel, Nevada, U.S. September 19, 2019. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





People visit the Alien Research Center in Hiko, as an influx of tourists responding to a call to “storm” Area 51, a secretive U.S. military base believed by UFO enthusiasts to hold government secrets about extra-terrestrials, is expected in Rachel, Nevada, U.S. September 19, 2019. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)





Little A'Le'Inn owner Connie West speaks on the phone outside of the bar and restaurant, Wednesday, September 18, 2019, in Rachel, Nev. West was preparing for an event spawned from the “Storm Area 51” internet hoax. (Photo by John Locher/AP Photo)