News of the highway's renaming reached Twentieth Century Fox. The studio used the opportunity to promote the release of the film "Independence Day", whose plot involves an alien invasion of Earth and the secret facility at Area 51. A public dedication ceremony for the Extraterrestrial Highway was held in Rachel in April 1996. State dignitaries at the ceremony were joined by studio executives and "Independence Day" stars Jeff Goldblum, Robert Loggia, Bill Pullman, and Brent Spiner. Nevada Governor Bob Miller presided over the ceremony, speaking with humorous space references and unveiling special "Extraterrestrial Highway 375" and "Speed Limit Warp 7" signs for the highway. The event concluded with several guests placing items related to Nevada and the film into a time capsule commemorating the occasion.