Going to Area 51

seems like a roundabout plan (maybe the aliens have been stuck watching ferris buelers day off?

if they have mind control powers, why not simply mind control the guy whos got the key?
The govmnt has issued aluminum foil lined helmets to the guys with the keys.
For a time there was a rumor that wearing an aluminum foil cap on your head increased the possibility to talk with aliens. That was a myth perpetuated by the govmnt,
as they want to limit our interactions with aliens. In fact the reverse is true, the aluminum foil cap prevents the human-allien mind meld. That is why I, like a lot of other folks won’t wear an aluminum foil cap on my head.