Thousands vow to ‘storm the Bermuda Triangle’ as new event goes viral

More than 18,000 people have signed up to storm the Bermuda Triangle after a viral plot to overwhelm Area 51.

Prankster Anthony Carnovale is calling on thousands to band together and travel to the ship-swallowing region — which he insists “can’t swallow all of us.”

He’s drawn inspiration from a prank event suggesting that a mass of people attempt to run into the mysterious Area 51 facility to “see them aliens.”

More than 1.6million people have pledged on Facebook to take part in the bizarre joke — which has even prompted a warning from the US Air Force.

Organizers of the plot to overrun the notorious Nevada facility on September 20 have confirmed that it’s all a tongue-in-cheek gag.

However, Carnovale insists he’s serious about mounting a massive raiding party to uncover the truth behind the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon.

A GoFundMe page has even been set up to help fund the event, which has been scheduled for October 1.

As many as 18,000 people have marked themselves as “attending” on the official Facebook page.

Carnovale told Fox 11 that he hopes to raise $175,000 to “provide boats and scuba gear” for the naval assault.

And he also plans to throw a party after the successful raid, featuring “live music, entertainment, [and a] beach party.”

Carnovale added: “I’m contractually obligated to only use the money for the event.

“If I somehow can’t, I have to give everyone their money back.”

But at the time of writing,  just $85 of his total target has been raised.

Storm Area 51

It comes after the US Air Force this week warned people against participating in the joke raid on Area 51.

Nellis Air Force Base said in a statement that the Air Force is aware of the Facebook post and says “any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged.”

Earlier, a US Air Force spokesperson said: “We would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces.

“The US Air Force always stands ready to protect America and its assets.”

The Facebook event, to which 1.6million people have signed-up to participate, jokes “they can’t stop all of us” and “Let’s see them aliens.”

Their plan is to “meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry” at 3am on September 20.

It includes bizarre instructions to use “naruto run” to “move faster than their bullets”.

The word naruto is a reference to an anime cartoon about a ninja with a fast, distinctive run.

But the event’s creator Matty Roberts came out yesterday and admitted how he is terrified the FBI will come knocking on his door.

Roberts, from California, revealed his identity to KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, saying: “I posted it on like June 27th and it was kind of a joke.

“And then it waited for like three days, like 40 people, and then it just completely took off, out of nowhere. It’s pretty wild.

“The FBI is going to show up at my house and it got a little spooky from there.”

Roberts added: “I just thought it would be a funny idea for the meme page.

“And it just took off like wildfire. It’s entirely satirical though, and most people seem to understand that.”

US government officials had for decades refused to acknowledge Area 51’s existence.

But in 2013 the CIA released declassified documents referring to the 8,000-square mile installation by name and locating it on a map near the dry Groom Lake bed.

The base has been a testing ground for a host of top-secret aircraft, including the U-2 in the 1950s and later the B-2 stealth bomber.

But the secrecy surrounding the site has fuelled conspiracy theories among UFO enthusiasts.

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