About this episode

This episode explores Bob Lazar's claims about working at Area 51 and the impact of his story on UFO lore.

Bob Lazar claimed he worked at Area 51’s hidden S-4 facility reverse-engineering alien craft powered by Element 115. This episode follows the 1989 George Knapp broadcast, Lazar’s story, the credibility questions and the UFO lore it helped send mainstream.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kyle Risi, Adam Cox

Topics covered

• UFOs
• Area 51
• Bob Lazar
• alien technology
• credibility
• mainstream media

Keywords

• Bob Lazar
• Area 51
• UFO
• Element 115
• George Knapp
• alien craft
• reverse-engineering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Area 51, George Knapp

Products: Element 115

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