and while they have never seen flying saucers, they have dealt with nuclear tests, bombing runs and gunfire. now they say the military is trying to force them off their own land. cnn s dan simon reports. reporter: area 51 along with its alleged aliens and ufos may be fictionalized in hollywood, but the top secret u.s. military site two hours north of las vegas is now part of a real life drama. this place means everything to us. reporter: joe sheman and his family owned land near the site for 130 years. decades before the federal government made it a testing site for weapons. nobody is allowing on their military property without an escort and now the military wants the family gone saying they can t guarantee their safety. they are looking to seize their 400 acres through imminent