
The U.S. military has apologized for a since-deleted tweet that threatened to attack 'millennial' raiders of the Area 51 Air Force base with a stealth bomber.

The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) jokingly taunted the UFO fans that gathered at the Area 51 military base in Nevada this weekend to storm the base rumored to house government secrets about aliens on Friday, alluding they'd be confronted with a B-2 stealth bomber.

'The last thing #Millenials will see if they attempt the #area51 raid' the DVIDS Twitter page wrote Friday night with a picture of a group of soldiers standing in front of the bomber.

But the tweet that joked about violence against the alien fanatics arriving to the base's gates fell foul with the crowd, forcing the military to apologize.

'Last night a DVIDSHUB employee posted a Tweet that in NO WAY supports the stance of the Department of Defense. It was inappropriate and we apologize for this mistake,' the apology shared on Saturday said.

The U.S. military has apologized for tweet (above) that threatened to use a B-2 stealth bomber against 'millennials' who arrived to the rural Nevada to raid the Area 51 Air Force Base believed to house top secret information on alien life on Friday

On Saturday Defense Visual Information Distribution Service apologized for the tweet saying it was inappropriate and in 'no way supports the stance of the Department of Defense'

The 'Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us' event, which started as a joke Facebook event in June and blew up into a festival-like weekend projected to have a turn out of more than 2 million, commenced Friday.

But the event had a lousy turnout, with just 1,500 people showing up and only 75 arriving to the back gate of Area 51 on Friday morning for the raid.

On Friday about 150 people near the base in a festival atmosphere, many wearing alien garb, that resulted in only a handful of arrests.

In total about 1,500 people are estimated to have flocked to the small towns of Rachel and Hiko for the Area 51 raid, which have a combined population of 175. Officials were bracing for up to 50,000 alien enthusiasts to descend upon the area.

Police were so underwhelmed with the highly anticipated event's turn out that officers were seen texting and looking bored as alien hunters mingled around.

The 'Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us' event, which started as a joke Facebook event in June and blew up into a festival-like weekend projected to have a turn out of more than 2 million, commenced Friday. A woman who went beyond the barrier of the top secret Area 51 air base on Friday pictured speaking with a police officer

An ill man lays on the ground after falling while his friends joke about his situation in front of police officers at the back gate of the top secret U.S. Air Force base near Rachel, Nevada on Friday

Vito Chimienti, left, talks with Parker Collard at an event at the Little A'Le'Inn inspired by the Storm Area 51 event Saturday. Despite two million people claiming that they would raid Area 41 this weekend, only around 1,500 have showed up

: Alien dolls are displayed at the Little A'Le'Inn during the 'Storm Area 51' spinoff event 'Alienstock' on Saturday in Rachel

A woman takes a selfie with his son in front of a sign at the Alien Research Center in Hiko, Nevada on Saturday

Porn star Riley Reid (center) prepares to Naruto run alongside YouTubers Daniel "Danny" (left) and Michael Phillippouas (right) ) at the back gate entrance to the top secret Air Force base Area 51

Porn star Riley Reid walks with YouTuber Daniel 'Danny' Phillippou towards the back gate entrance to Area 51 Friday

The Storm Area 51 weekend has been ridiculed for its small turnout with just 1,500 people showing up and only 75 arriving to the back gate of Area 51 on Friday morning for the raid

The alien fanatics that did come out to Area 51 sported Alien Garb for the special occasion

Cops appeared underwhelmed with the small turnout and were resigned to posing with alien hunters as they were easily able to maintain the jovial crowd

Some officers were even seen posing for photos for the fanatics that arrived in outlandish costumes.

The lack of collective 'storming' of the Air Force base amused Twitter users, who dubbed the event 'pathetic' and roasted the small crowd by sharing hilarious memes.

Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel got in on the act, sharing a photoshopped image that showed him standing in front of the gates wearing a tin-foil hat and brandishing a pizza.

'Where is everyone? We brought pizza', Kimmel wisecracked.

Meanwhile, another Twitter user labelled the event a 'big disappointment', sharing a meme which showed two juxtaposing images.

'How everyone expected the Area 51 raid to take place,' they wrote above a picture of monsters engaged in violent combat with robots.

'What actually happened,' they then deadpanned above a still of four King Of The Hill characters standing around drinking beer.

Social media users including Jimmy Kimmel ridiculed the Storm Area 51 weekend event for its lousy turn out

The lack of collective 'storming' of the Air Force base amused Twitter users, who dubbed the event 'pathetic' and roasted the small crowd by sharing hilarious memes

Meanwhile, a second similar 'Expectation VS Reality' meme was also widely shared on social media.

Another meme showed Will Smith standing in an empty room below a caption that read: 'When you're the only person that actually took it serious and went to Area 51'.

One woman - aged in her 60s- was arrested after trying to trespass onto the Area 51 base.

Another man was reportedly arrested for public urination nearby.

However, rather than wrestle with authorities and break into the Air Force Base, most of those who turned up texted, twerked and took photos, meaning that the mood was largely festive.

According to The Guardian only five people have been arrested during the large-scale event, which will continue over the weekend.

Tourists and conspiracy theorists have been mingling at a concert known as 'Alienstock' in the town of Rachel.