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The waitress, Samantha, at The Lil Al'e'inn in Rachel told us that some foreigner decided to be a smartass and piss over the fence line and got arrested. When you get arrested out there, they take your ass to jail about 100 miles away in one direction, and impound your car 100 miles away in the other direction. And there is NOTHING out there, so good luck with running. We didn't stop, we just made a circle at the gatehouse and kept on trucking. Didn't see a soul.

[IHaveAMustang]

I wasn't even there, but just imagining that scares the crap out of me.

[x] Area 51 removed from bucket list.

[bluecollar]

So...how did they speak to bluecollar? Unless he walked in or something..

Cuz I strolled up wif my pimphand strong and yelled "make me a sammich"

They spoke with me because I stopped. No one in their right mind would "run" in a situation like that. That's basically saying "I'm up to no good, please light me up". I was perhaps a half mile down the road when I noticed an SUV with bright lights hauling ASS up behind me, and a couple of 4x4 trucks coming in from in front of me. As BP said, they knew they didn't have to "chase" me, there was no where I was going without running into someone. And that's just the folks that I SAW. Who knows how many others were looking at me without my knowledge.

[IHaveAMustang]

Why would they need to chase you? There literally isn't anything around, nowhere to hide. They'll see you 5+ miles out from the ground and 10+ from the air, not counting drones and satellite feeds. That and it is an Air Force Base, they have something that'll reach out and touch you if necessary.

So...how did they speak to bluecollar? Unless he walked in or something..

[BP]

So...I see you in a high powered sports car...I imagine they don't have the (street) type of vehicle to catch you. Do they send an Apache after you if you flip a u-turn and run?

Why would they need to chase you? There literally isn't anything around, nowhere to hide. They'll see you 5+ miles out from the ground and 10+ from the air, not counting drones and satellite feeds. That and it is an Air Force Base, they have something that'll reach out and touch you if necessary.

[Ted]

They only verified what everyone already knows, so basically they didn't tell anyone anything.

Stevo

What we got here is a little game of show and tell. You're showing me nothing, but telling me everything.

[idrivea4banger]

[stevo]

They only verified what everyone already knows, so basically they didn't tell anyone anything.

Stevo

[IHaveAMustang]

So...I see you in a high powered sports car...I imagine they don't have the (street) type of vehicle to catch you. Do they send an Apache after you if you flip a u-turn and run?

[BP]

I actually have talked to some old prospectors from that area and with a 4x4 there are lots of ways in. Once you get so close though and see the solar powered cameras, sensors, and signs. They will come visit you.

That'll vary by what's going on. Just say hypothetically that we somehow had a Russian pilot decide he wanted to defect and bring his fancy new Mig-35 with him. That plane and pilot would probably end up somewhere like Area 51 for a while and any time it's not indoors I bet the security would get tightened up. That same road we have photos of might have a series of barricades setup to go along with a few strategically placed gunners. Then have a couple of helicopters flying around, a few drones and a couple of assault teams on stand by.

Most days I'd imagine it's just some security guards on ATVs and lots of cameras but if something special is going on it's going to be on lock down.

[zachary]

I actually have talked to some old prospectors from that area and with a 4x4 there are lots of ways in. Once you get so close though and see the solar powered cameras, sensors, and signs. They will come visit you.

[bluecollar]

It's officially an MOA and they are protecting you from potential harm. No different than stopping you from hiking through a mine field. For all you know they could be training drone operators to take out moving vehicles that day. Just like all things military related they have training accidents.

I am fully aware. We were in the wrong, and I know that. I was simply stating that I wasn't about to act like all of the idiots you see on youtube pissing off cops about their "rights."

Just stating that the whole situation was intense.

[BP]

Multiple people with weapons staring at us while two individuals searched our car, and then searched our phones (I'm assuming to make sure we hadn't taken video or pictures). I damn sure wasn't about to start talking about my "rights", I'm pretty sure they didn't care.

It's officially an MOA and they are protecting you from potential harm. No different than stopping you from hiking through a mine field. For all you know they could be training drone operators to take out moving vehicles that day. Just like all things military related they have training accidents.

[Chas_svo]

Oh, sorry. What I meant to say is Kelly Johnson, the father of high performance American aircraft design, who had a hand in the P-38, P-80, F-104, U2, and the Blackbird family of aircraft, and who created the Lockheed Skunk Works, was actually pretty good.

Much better.

[SS Junk]

Area 51 is public name. It's actually Black Mesa.