--- title: Area 51 Raid Attendee Makes Fashion Look With Tin Foil Hat description: Those attending the Area 51 raid were impressed with the out of this world fashion look of one alien enthusiast who wore a tin foil hat. canonical: https://time.com/5682464/area-51-raid-hat/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-09-20T17:46:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:00:22.555Z og:title: Alien Hopefuls at the Area 51 Raid Love This Guy's Tin Foil Hat og:description: Area 51, but make it fashion og:url: https://time.com/5682464/area-51-raid-hat/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70df19c882f79296/698a033b457a524fedd62d1f/area-51-fashion.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: US-PEOPLE-AREA 51 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Alien Hopefuls at the Area 51 Raid Love This Guy's Tin Foil Hat twitter:description: Area 51, but make it fashion twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70df19c882f79296/698a033b457a524fedd62d1f/area-51-fashion.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Area 51 Raid But Make It Fashion: It Takes a Lot to Stand Out at Alien-Themed Festival But This Guy's Tin Foil Hat Is Working > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=5faae328-f4dd-4867-a507-45423632f3c0&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1)  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 20, 2019 5:46 PM UTC  Attendee Daniel Rodriguez wears at tinfoil hat as he and other Alien hunters gathered to "storm" Area 51 at an entrance near Rachel, Nevada on September 20, 2019\. - Alien-hunters are arriving near Area 51 after a viral craze that saw them commit to storm the mysterious US military base as a variety of events are taking place to mark the weekend, including music festivals in a variety of locations. (Photo by Bridget BENNETT / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRIDGET BENNETT/AFP/Getty Images) Attendee Daniel Rodriguez wears at tinfoil hat as he and other Alien hunters gathered to "storm" Area 51 at an entrance near Rachel, Nevada on September 20, 2019\. - Alien-hunters are arriving near Area 51 after a viral craze that saw them commit to storm the mysterious US military base as a variety of events are taking place to mark the weekend, including music festivals in a variety of locations. (Photo by Bridget BENNETT / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRIDGET BENNETT/AFP/Getty Images) BRIDGET BENNETT&AFP/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 20, 2019 5:46 PM UTC Alien enthusiasts have arrived in hordes to [Area 51](https://time.com/5681348/area-51-naruto-run/) for the much-anticipated [“Storm Area 51” raid](https://time.com/5628391/area-51-meme-explained/) that [took the Internet by storm](https://time.com/5625420/area-51-petition/) this summer and some of the enthusiasts have definitely come to the famed and allegedly extraterrestrial military base in style. Case in point? Attendee Daniel Rodriguez, who sported a tin foil hat, to equal reactions of derision and fanfare from both his [fellow attendees](https://time.com/5675782/area-51-arrest/) and those following the [buzzy Area 51 raid](https://time.com/5682343/area-51-raid-signs/) online. The tin foil hat looms large in pop culture as a sort of signifier for both the extraterrestrial and those who believe in conspiracy theories, making notable appearances in media like _The X Files_ and M. Night Shyamalan’s film, _Signs_. According to [_Vice_](https://www.vice.com/en%5Fus/article/mgbk4b/a-brief-cultural-history-of-the-tin-foil-hat), the origin of the tin foil hat came from a short story called “The Tissue-Culture King” by Julian Huxley, a eugenicist and the brother of _A Brave New World_ author, Aldous Huxley. In the story, the protagonist resists mind control by wearing a hat made of metal foil. Now, the term is used to describe those who believe in [conspiracy theories](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/tinfoil-hat), which makes Rodriguez’s accessory fitting for an event that’s rooted in a curiosity about supposed extraterrestrial activity. While there’s been no alien spotting at the Area 51 raid yet, there’s been plenty of reactions to this tin hat. 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