Perhaps the biggest hoax in all of ufological history reared its head in 1989, when a man named Robert Scott Lazar went public with claims that he had once worked at an ultra-secret facility within the already secret US military installation known as Area 51. His job at said facility? Working on a highly compartmentalized project with the goal of reverse-engineering flying saucers of extraterrestrial origin which were in US govt. possession. Although his claims, as well as those he made concerning his background, were thoroughly debunked by UFO researchers such as the late Stanton Friedman, the story continues to circulate to this day; and most importantly, it has garnered quite a few believers. Many of the myths spread by Lazar came directly from a man named John Lear. Lear was a one-time CIA pilot who just so happened to have an interest in UFOs. What a completely unexpected coincidence! It is a fact that Lear and Lazar knew each other quite well even before Bob’s infamous Area 51 story came out, and the main amplifier for all of these yarns was a fellow who has become a staple of popular UFOtainment; none other than George Knapp. Another interesting factoid relating to Lazar: his now famous depiction of the flying saucer he worked on which he called the sport model, is nearly identical to what can be seen in some of the most blatantly hoaxed saucer photos in existence; the ones taken by UFO cult leader Billy Meier. This design is as frequently associated with UFOs in the modern era as Adamski’s was decades ago. In fact, it was this specific saucer which was used in the famous I Want To Believe poster featured prominently in the X-Files television series. https://open.substack.com/pub/theprometheanflame/p/ufos-demystified-the-new-age-techno?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=57dssq submitted by /u/knowstradamus7 [link] [comments]