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'''Robert Scott Lazar''' (January 26, 1959), or Bob Lazar, claims to have worked from 1988 until 1989 as a physicist at an area called S-4 (Sector Four), located near Groom Lake, Nevada, next to [[Area 51]]. According to Lazar, S-4 served as a hidden military location for the study of extraterrestrial flying saucers. Lazar says he saw nine different discs there and provides details on their mode of propulsion. His credibility has been questioned.<ref>"...so credible was Lazar's highly detailed story--until Lazar's credibility crumbled. Schools he was supposed to have attended had no record of him, while others in the scientific community had no memory of ever meeting him..." {{cite news | url=http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2003/MERC-Jun-12-Thu-2003/21504063.html | title=Tales of Vegas Past: The truth was out there | publisher=[[Las Vegas Mercury]] |date=June 12, 2003 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2008-12-12}}</ref>
'''Robert Scott Lazar''' (January 26, 1959), or Bob Lazar, controversial American figure in Ufology. Lazar appeared on [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] tv station [[KLAS-TV|KLAS]] in May 1989 Lazar claimed that he was employed at the [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] in 1982 as a Nuclear Engineer <ref>http://area51.eyewitnessnews8.com/video.html</ref> and consequently to have been hired at the [[EG&G]] company, and then on to a secret military research area called [[S-4 (Sector Four)]], located at [[Groom Lake]] and [[Papoose Lake]] in [[Nevada]], where he worked from 1988 until 1989.<ref>http://area51.eyewitnessnews8.com/video.html</ref> Lazar claims to have degrees from MIT and Caltech.


== Biography and claims ==
In November 1989, Lazar appeared in a special interview with reporter [[George Knapp (journalist)|George Knapp]] to talk about the several aspects of his work at S-4.<ref> http://area51.eyewitnessnews8.com/video.html</ref> According to him, S-4 served as a hidden location for the study of [[extraterrestrial]] spacecraft. Lazar said his tasks consisted in investigating the propulsion system of one of nine disc-shaped aircraft and their [[reverse engineering]].
[[Image:Badge Lazar.jpg|frame|right|thumb|Robert Lazar S-4 Security Badge]]


In November 1989, Lazar appeared in a special interview with investigative reporter [[George Knapp (journalist)|George Knapp]] on [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] TV station [[KLAS-TV|KLAS]] to talk about the several aspects and implications of his work at S-4.<ref>http://area51.eyewitnessnews8.com/video.html</ref> Lazar said his tasks consisted in the scientific investigation of the propulsion system of one of nine disc-shaped aircraft, as a general part of the ongoing [[reverse engineering]] project taking place at S-4.<ref>http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc1934.htm</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=December 2008}} In August 1990, Knapp investigated Lazar's and was provided with a [[W-2]] tax slip showing payments from the heretofore unknown Department of Naval Intelligence (see image), and other pieces of evidence Knapp believes supports Lazar's claims.{{Fact|date=March 2009}}
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Bob Lazar explains how [[element 115]] served as a nuclear fuel for the propulsion of the vehicles. Amplification of the gravity wave of element 115 would distort the surrounding [[gravitation|gravitational field]]. By directing the vehicle to a certain location, distances are drastically shortened.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.boblazar.com/closed/index.html | title=Maximum Distortion | publisher=www.boblazar.com |date=2009 | first= | last= | accessdate =2009-02-02}}</ref>


In his interview with Knapp, Lazar said he first thought the saucers were secret, terrestrial aircraft, whose test flights must have been responsible for many UFO reports. Gradually, on closer examination and from having been shown multiple briefing documents, Lazar came to the conclusion that the discs must have been of extraterrestrial origin. In his filmed testimony, Lazar explains how this impression first hit him after he boarded the craft under study and examined their interior.<ref>http://area51.eyewitnessnews8.com/video.html</ref>
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Lazar describes how he was given [[top secret]] briefings in which the 10,000 year old involvement by extraterrestrial people with this planet was divulged. The extraterrestrials reportedly originated from the star system called [[Zeta Reticuli]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.boblazar.com/closed/EVLOLVE.htm | title=The Beings | publisher=www.boblazar.com |date=2009 | first= | last= | accessdate =2009-02-02}}</ref>


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For the propulsion of the studied vehicles, Bob Lazar explains how the atomic element 115 served as a nuclear fuel. Element 115 (nicknamed 'Ununpentium' (Uup)) reportedly provided an energy source which would produce [[anti-gravity]] effects under proton bombardment along with the production of [[antimatter]] used for energy production. Lazar's website says, as the intense [[strong nuclear force]] field of element 115's nucleus would be properly amplified, the resulting effect would be a distortion of the surrounding gravitational field, allowing the vehicle to immediately shorten the distance to a charted destination.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.boblazar.com/closed/index.html | title=Maximum Distortion | publisher=www.boblazar.com |date=2009 | first= | last= | accessdate =2009-02-02}}</ref>
In 2000, Lazar started United Nuclear, a scientific supply company operated in [[Sandia Park, New Mexico]].<ref> http://www.unitednuclear.com/about.htm</ref>

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Lazar elaborates how he was given introductory briefings describing the historical involvement by extraterrestrial beings with this planet for 10,000 years. The beings originate from the [[Zeta Reticuli]] 1 & 2 star system and are therefore referred to as Zeta Reticulians, popularly called 'Greys'.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.boblazar.com/closed/EVLOLVE.htm | title=The Beings | publisher=www.boblazar.com |date=2009 | first= | last= | accessdate =2009-02-02}}</ref>

[[Image:W2 Lazar.jpg|thumb|right||Purportedly a "W-2" presented by Robert S. Lazar.]]
Physicist [[Stanton Friedman]] has called Lazar's claims "all [[bunk]]."<ref name="The Bob Lazar Fraud">[http://www.v-j-enterprises.com/sflazar.html The Bob Lazar Fraud] December 1997 By Stanton Friedman</ref> Lazar says he has degrees from the [[California Institute of Technology]] and [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. However, skeptics report that his name does not appear on the alumni roll of either institution. The yearbooks from that time neither contain identity photos nor other references to Bob Lazar. Friedman was only able to verify that Lazar took electronics courses in the late 1970s at [[Los Angeles Pierce College|Pierce Junior College]].<ref name="The Bob Lazar Fraud"/> Lazar alleges this is the result of the government's erasure of his past identity for reasons of secrecy.<ref>http://area51.eyewitnessnews8.com/video.html</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=December 2008}}

In 1993, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' looked into his background and found there was no evidence to support his claims.<ref name="LATimes1993">{{cite news | url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60276652.html?dids=60276652:60276652&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+06%2C+1993&author=ROY+RIVENBURG&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext) | title=Unusually Fanatical Observers Ike Struck Deal With Aliens! Trip to... | publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 6, 1993 | first= | last= | accessdate = }}</ref> The ''Times'' did discover that in 1990 Lazar had pled guilty to felony [[pandering]], declared [[bankruptcy]] and listed his occupation as self-employed photo processor on documents.<ref name="LATimes1993"/> A 1991 ''Times'' article reported, Lazar was "on probation in [[Clark County]], Nev. on a pandering charge. His educational and professional background cannot be verified -- a fact he attributes to government deletion of records."<ref name="LATimes1991">{{cite news | url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61145381.html?dids=61145381:61145381&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+20%2C+1991&author=SHANNON+SANDS&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext) | title=Believers Are Not Alone Outer space: A Nevada military base lures the Faithful | publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 20, 1991 | first= | last= | accessdate =2009-02-02}}</ref>

== United Nuclear ==
In 2000, Lazar started United Nuclear, an amateur scientific supply company operated in [[Sandia Park, New Mexico]]. United Nuclear sells a variety of materials including radioactive ores, powerful magnets, scientific curiosities like [[aerogel]], and a variety of lab chemicals. United Nuclear claims "over 300,000 satisfied customers," including law-enforcement agencies, schools, and amateur scientists.

In 2006, Lazar and Joy White, wife and co-owner, were charged with violating the [[Federal Hazardous Substances Act]] for shipping restricted chemicals across state lines following a federal investigation started in 2003.<ref name="Wired2006">{{cite news | url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/chemistry.html | title=Don't Try This at Home | publisher=[[Wired]] |date=June 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2009-02-17}}</ref> The charges stemmed from a 2003 raid on Lazar's business where records of what chemicals were sold to his customers were looked at.<ref name="Wired2006"/> The maximum penalty is 270 days in prison and a $15,000 fine.<ref name="Wired2006"/> Lazar again gained attention that year from news reports that he sold [[polonium]], the isotope that killed Russian spy [[Alexander Litvinenko]] who was poisoned by Russian agents.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/NWEC/lib00284,115C59E39F8A7E50.html | title=Don't Peddling Poison - How Scary Are Online Polonium Sales? | publisher=[[Newsweek]] |date=November 30, 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2009-02-17}}</ref> Lazar believed he could legally sell some of the chemicals after he checked online.<ref>{{cite news | url= | title=Albuquerque firm feuds with feds over sale of fireworks parts | publisher=[[Albuquerque Tribune]] |date=July 24, 2007| first= | last= | accessdate = 2009-02-17}}</ref>

In 2007 Lazar/United Nuclear were fined $7,500 for violating a law against selling chemicals and components used to make illegal fireworks.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.abcmoney.co.uk/news/202007106380.htm | title=NM: Company fined in fireworks case | publisher=[[ABC News]] |date=20 Jul 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2009-02-17}}</ref> Lazar "pled guilty to three criminal counts of introducing into interstate commerce and aiding and abetting the introduction into interstate commerce of banned hazardous substances."<ref name="USConsumer2007">{{cite news | url=http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07249.html | title=New Mexico Company Fined, Ordered To Stop Selling Illegal Fireworks Components | publisher=[[U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission]] |date=20 Jul 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2009-02-17}}</ref> Lazar also "entered into a consent decree that permanently limits the amount of future sales of fireworks-related chemicals" and United Nuclear Scientific Equipment and Supplies was placed on probation for three years.<ref name="USConsumer2007"/>

=== Desert Blast ===
Lazar and Gene Huff also run Desert Blast, an annual festival for "explodaholics" in the Nevada desert. Starting in 1987 (but only formally named in 1991, inspired by [[Desert Storm]]) the festival features home-made explosives, rockets, jet-powered vehicles, and other pyrotechnics, with the intention of emphasizing the fun aspect of physics.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.12/desert.blast.html "Ka-Booom!!"] ''Wired'' magazine, December 1994</ref>


== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.boblazar.com BobLazar.com]
* [http://www.boblazar.com BobLazar.com]&ndash; Official website - [http://users.skynet.be/fb719180/www.boblazar.com/ Mirror site]
* [http://www.unitednuclear.com United Nuclear (a company founded by Bob Lazar)] &ndash; Official website
* [http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc1934.htm The Lazar Synopsis] overview of Lazar's history by Gene Huff
* [http://www.anomalies.net/object/robertlazar.html More on S-4 and Bob Lazar]
* [http://www.ufomind.com/area51/people/lazar Ufomind.com: Bob Lazar Claims] with analysis by Glen Campbell

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Robert Scott Lazar
Born (1959-01-26) January 26, 1959 (age 65)
Coral Gables, Florida
OccupationPhoto processor[1]/ Self-proclaimed Physicist[2]
SpouseJoy White

Robert Scott Lazar (January 26, 1959), or Bob Lazar, claims to have worked from 1988 until 1989 as a physicist at an area called S-4 (Sector Four), located near Groom Lake, Nevada, next to Area 51. According to Lazar, S-4 served as a hidden military location for the study of extraterrestrial flying saucers. Lazar says he saw nine different discs there and provides details on their mode of propulsion. His credibility has been questioned.[3]

Biography and claims

File:Badge Lazar.jpg
Robert Lazar S-4 Security Badge

In November 1989, Lazar appeared in a special interview with investigative reporter George Knapp on Las Vegas TV station KLAS to talk about the several aspects and implications of his work at S-4.[4] Lazar said his tasks consisted in the scientific investigation of the propulsion system of one of nine disc-shaped aircraft, as a general part of the ongoing reverse engineering project taking place at S-4.[5][unreliable source?] In August 1990, Knapp investigated Lazar's and was provided with a W-2 tax slip showing payments from the heretofore unknown Department of Naval Intelligence (see image), and other pieces of evidence Knapp believes supports Lazar's claims.[citation needed]

In his interview with Knapp, Lazar said he first thought the saucers were secret, terrestrial aircraft, whose test flights must have been responsible for many UFO reports. Gradually, on closer examination and from having been shown multiple briefing documents, Lazar came to the conclusion that the discs must have been of extraterrestrial origin. In his filmed testimony, Lazar explains how this impression first hit him after he boarded the craft under study and examined their interior.[6]

For the propulsion of the studied vehicles, Bob Lazar explains how the atomic element 115 served as a nuclear fuel. Element 115 (nicknamed 'Ununpentium' (Uup)) reportedly provided an energy source which would produce anti-gravity effects under proton bombardment along with the production of antimatter used for energy production. Lazar's website says, as the intense strong nuclear force field of element 115's nucleus would be properly amplified, the resulting effect would be a distortion of the surrounding gravitational field, allowing the vehicle to immediately shorten the distance to a charted destination.[7]

Lazar elaborates how he was given introductory briefings describing the historical involvement by extraterrestrial beings with this planet for 10,000 years. The beings originate from the Zeta Reticuli 1 & 2 star system and are therefore referred to as Zeta Reticulians, popularly called 'Greys'.[8]

File:W2 Lazar.jpg
Purportedly a "W-2" presented by Robert S. Lazar.

Physicist Stanton Friedman has called Lazar's claims "all bunk."[9] Lazar says he has degrees from the California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. However, skeptics report that his name does not appear on the alumni roll of either institution. The yearbooks from that time neither contain identity photos nor other references to Bob Lazar. Friedman was only able to verify that Lazar took electronics courses in the late 1970s at Pierce Junior College.[9] Lazar alleges this is the result of the government's erasure of his past identity for reasons of secrecy.[10][unreliable source?]

In 1993, the Los Angeles Times looked into his background and found there was no evidence to support his claims.[1] The Times did discover that in 1990 Lazar had pled guilty to felony pandering, declared bankruptcy and listed his occupation as self-employed photo processor on documents.[1] A 1991 Times article reported, Lazar was "on probation in Clark County, Nev. on a pandering charge. His educational and professional background cannot be verified -- a fact he attributes to government deletion of records."[11]

United Nuclear

In 2000, Lazar started United Nuclear, an amateur scientific supply company operated in Sandia Park, New Mexico. United Nuclear sells a variety of materials including radioactive ores, powerful magnets, scientific curiosities like aerogel, and a variety of lab chemicals. United Nuclear claims "over 300,000 satisfied customers," including law-enforcement agencies, schools, and amateur scientists.

In 2006, Lazar and Joy White, wife and co-owner, were charged with violating the Federal Hazardous Substances Act for shipping restricted chemicals across state lines following a federal investigation started in 2003.[12] The charges stemmed from a 2003 raid on Lazar's business where records of what chemicals were sold to his customers were looked at.[12] The maximum penalty is 270 days in prison and a $15,000 fine.[12] Lazar again gained attention that year from news reports that he sold polonium, the isotope that killed Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned by Russian agents.[13] Lazar believed he could legally sell some of the chemicals after he checked online.[14]

In 2007 Lazar/United Nuclear were fined $7,500 for violating a law against selling chemicals and components used to make illegal fireworks.[15] Lazar "pled guilty to three criminal counts of introducing into interstate commerce and aiding and abetting the introduction into interstate commerce of banned hazardous substances."[16] Lazar also "entered into a consent decree that permanently limits the amount of future sales of fireworks-related chemicals" and United Nuclear Scientific Equipment and Supplies was placed on probation for three years.[16]

Desert Blast

Lazar and Gene Huff also run Desert Blast, an annual festival for "explodaholics" in the Nevada desert. Starting in 1987 (but only formally named in 1991, inspired by Desert Storm) the festival features home-made explosives, rockets, jet-powered vehicles, and other pyrotechnics, with the intention of emphasizing the fun aspect of physics.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Unusually Fanatical Observers Ike Struck Deal With Aliens! Trip to..." Los Angeles Times. May 6, 1993.
  2. ^ http://area51.eyewitnessnews8.com/movies/2_LAZAR_INTERVIEW%202-b.wmv
  3. ^ "...so credible was Lazar's highly detailed story--until Lazar's credibility crumbled. Schools he was supposed to have attended had no record of him, while others in the scientific community had no memory of ever meeting him..." "Tales of Vegas Past: The truth was out there". Las Vegas Mercury. June 12, 2003. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  4. ^ http://area51.eyewitnessnews8.com/video.html
  5. ^ http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc1934.htm
  6. ^ http://area51.eyewitnessnews8.com/video.html
  7. ^ "Maximum Distortion". www.boblazar.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  8. ^ "The Beings". www.boblazar.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  9. ^ a b The Bob Lazar Fraud December 1997 By Stanton Friedman
  10. ^ http://area51.eyewitnessnews8.com/video.html
  11. ^ "Believers Are Not Alone Outer space: A Nevada military base lures the Faithful". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1991. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  12. ^ a b c "Don't Try This at Home". Wired. June 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  13. ^ "Don't Peddling Poison - How Scary Are Online Polonium Sales?". Newsweek. November 30, 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  14. ^ "Albuquerque firm feuds with feds over sale of fireworks parts". Albuquerque Tribune. July 24, 2007. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  15. ^ "NM: Company fined in fireworks case". ABC News. 20 Jul 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  16. ^ a b "New Mexico Company Fined, Ordered To Stop Selling Illegal Fireworks Components". U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. 20 Jul 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  17. ^ "Ka-Booom!!" Wired magazine, December 1994

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