The US military has apologized for threatening to launch a stealth bomber on young conspiracy theorists planning to storm Area 51.

The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service tweeted a photo late Friday of dozens of military men and women standing at attention in uniform in front of a B-2 stealth bomber.

“The last thing #Millennials will see if they attempt the #area51raid today,” the tweet threatened against anyone planning to storm the Arizona military base long rumored to house government secrets on aliens and UFOs.

The backlash was quick and sparked an official apology on Saturday.

“Last night a DVIDSHUB employee posted a Tweet that in NO WAY supports the stance of the Department of Defense,” the unit tweeted. “It was inappropriate and we apologize for this mistake.”

More than 2 million people had signed up to “see them aliens” with the viral “Storm Area 51” event, but officials say that at most 1,500 actually showed.

With Post wires