BBC FILM CREW HELD AT GUNPOINT DURING AREA 51 INTRUSION
October 12, 2012 - 7:38 am
A BBC film crew was held by security teams at the notoriously secretive Area 51 - where conspiracy theorists believe the American government is hiding a flying saucer. Irish comedian Andrew Maxwell and UFO expert Darren Perks sneaked past the border at the site - and were forced to lie on the ground at gunpoint for three hours while the FBI checked their credentials.