About this episode
The episode discusses the significance of the Chuck Clark UFO video and its historical context within UFOlogy.
by UFO History Buff & Author , Charles Lear Recently, footage taken of a video that has been described by documentarian James Fox as the holy grail of UFO videos has been shown online. The original video on VHS had been in the possession of one of the early Area 51 researchers, Chuck Clark, since 1995. Clark was reportedly offered a large sum of money to turn over the video, and he refused, whereupon underhanded means were employed to get what was on it out to the public.This story goes all the way back to the 1990s when the United States was in the midst of its own special brand of paranoid UFOlogy, which emphasized government cover-ups and conspiracy theories fueled by the popularity of The X-Files. Area 51 had become the most famous secret base in the world after Bob Lazar, in silhouette using the name “Dennis,” was interviewed by George Knapp on KLAS in Las Vegas in May 1989. He claimed to have worked on reverse-engineering nine recovered alien space craft at a site he said was called “S-4” located in the southern section of Area 51.The excitement stirred up by Lazar’s claim resulted in a flood of UFO tourists descending on the area. Many would stop at the only bar in the…
People in this episode
Guest: Charles Lear
Topics covered
- UFOs
- Area 51
- conspiracy theories
- government cover-ups
- UFO tourism
Keywords
- UFO video
- Chuck Clark
- James Fox
- Area 51
- Bob Lazar
- conspiracy theories
- UFO tourism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KLAS
Books & works: The X-Files, A Short History of Rachel, Nevada
Places: Area 51, Rachel, Nevada
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