About 75 people gather at Area 51 gate, 1 person arrested Area51storm
The"Storm Area 51" invitation spawned festivals in the tiny Nevada towns of Rachel and Hiko nearest the military site, and a more than two-hour drive from Las Vegas.
A man who was urinating near the gate was arrested and a woman was detained for an undlsclosed reason, Lee said. The sheriff scheduled a media briefing later Friday morning. Daniel Martinez, 31, a Pokemon collectible cards dealer from Pomona, California, was among the first to whirl and dance at the dusty makeshift festival grounds — warm beneath a wolf "spirit hood" and matching faux fur jacket.
"It started as a joke, but it's not a joke for us," he said. "We know people will come out. We just don't know how many."
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