Viral ‘Storm Area 51’ Creator Debunks Raid as ‘Kind of a Joke’

(L-R) A screenshot of the Facebook event calling for a raid on Area 51 and a photo taken on March 12, 2000, showing a warning sign marking the boundary of Area 51, in Rachel, Nevada. Dan Callister/Getty Images

The identity has been revealed of the creator of a Facebook spoof calling for the public invasion of Area 51, the top-secret military facility some UFO buffs believe harbors alien secrets.

California resident Matty Roberts told KLAS-TV that he is the one behind the satirical Facebook page “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us.”