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Bob Lazar, Area 51 Witness or Liar? 59

Science Behind the

Fiction: Can we believe

the Area 51 witness or was

he a liar?

by Cassidy Ward

Anyone familiar with the UFO community has
probably heard the name Bob Lazar. He’s
something of an infamous character among
skeptics and UFO enthusiasts, alike. He’s
largely responsible for bringing Area 51 to the
attention of the public in 1989.
Lazar emerged, first shrouded in
anonymity and a fake name, later in the light of
day as himself. He claimed to have been hired as
a physicist working at S-4, a site near the now
famous Area 51, to reverse-engineer captured
alien technology.
iron-clad proof that Lazar is telling the truth, engines capable of manipulating gravity using
Interviews conducted at the time, with
despite the common knowledge that polygraphs an, at the time, unknown element.
TV reporter George Knapp, detail Lazar’s
are inconsistent and unreliable. Element 115 was used in reactors to
alleged experiences at S-4 involving several
Polygraphs, or lie-detectors as they are create a field of gravity waves which allowed
disk-like craft, antigravity engines, and little
commonly known, rely on physiological the crafts to counteract the Earth’s gravity or
gray aliens.
responses to detect deception. The common create an artificial downhill in any direction they
Soon after, however, Lazar mostly faded
polygraph measures subjects for changes in chose.
into obscurity, working at his own company,
heart rate or blood pressure, respiration, and skin It’s Lazar’s explanation for the
United Nuclear, selling scientific materials.
conductivity. It all seems very scientific. You seemingly erratic behavior of alien crafts. It’s a
Now he’s back as the star of a recent
know the difference between when you’re lying neat explanation which is, on its face, internally
documentary about his life and experiences with
and telling the truth. Surely there is some consistent.
extraterrestrial technology entitled Bob Lazar:
measurable physiological difference taking Lazar also suggested that Element 115
Area 51 & Flying Saucers.
place when a person lies. could not be synthesized on Earth, as it is simply
Directed by Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer
But there’s no good evidence to suggest too heavy. Lazar claimed instead that the
Corbell, the documentary has been criticized for
that current polygraphs, as they are designed and substance could only be made in very large stars.
offering no new information on the decades-old
implemented, effectively measure deception. Though the powers that be at S-4 had pounds
story. Supporters of Lazar say that’s because
Moreover, there is no standardized method of and pounds of the stuff.
there’s no new information to tell. Lazar has
questioning. Despite his claims, scientists in Russia
remained largely steadfast in his claims and
What these machines seem to really be did succeed in synthesizing a material which fits
willing to admit his ignorance when questioning
measuring is fear or anxiety. And there are any in the appropriate slot on the periodic table.
strays into territory outside of his experience or
number of reasons an innocent person might feel Moscovium, as element 115 was named
expertise. These are qualities that lend
fear or anxiety and a guilty person might not. after its confirmation, is incredibly radioactive,
credibility to believers. It is, after all, how a
In short, Lazar may very well be telling with a half-life of less than a second. To date,
person would react were they telling the truth.
the truth to the best of his ability, but a approximately 100 atoms of the stuff have been
polygraph doesn’t prove that one way or observed.
Education and Training
another. Even if we give him the benefit of the Lazar, however, was wrong in more
doubt, that only indicates that Lazar is not ways than one. Moscovium can’t be
Prior to beginning work at the mysterious S-4 intentionally being deceitful. It wouldn’t be the manufactured in a star, no matter the size. Sun-
facility, Lazar claims to have earned degrees in first time an individual believed something like stars fuse hydrogen into helium and,
physics from MIT and electronic technology
patently untrue. depending on the size of the star, that process
from Caltech. A subsequent investigation
What’s more, there are even those within can continue up the periodic table to iron. That’s
revealed that neither institution has any record the UFO community itself who believe that where fusion ends. Heavier elements can be
of him as a student, let alone a graduate. Lazar is being truthful despite being wrong. made during supernova events but it’s unclear if
This level of education would likely be No conspiracy theory is complete that’s what Lazar meant. In any event, so far as
required of anyone hired by the government for without a second layer of additional conspiracy. we know, Moscovium only exists artificially in a
a secret project dissecting alien crafts for Some believe that Lazar was, in fact, hired by laboratory setting.
duplication. Yet, Lazar himself admits to not the government and intentionally placed in Even if Moscovium does occur naturally,
understanding why he was chosen, stating he situations that would foster a belief in Zeta Reticuli, the binary star system from which
was not the most qualified person. Lazar seems
extraterrestrials and their technology for the Lazar’s aliens supposedly originate, is similar in
to be at least as bewildered by his own story as
express purpose of exposing that narrative to the character to our sun. There’s no good reason
anyone listening to it. public. All of this was done, according to some, Moscovium should occur naturally there.
The question of Lazar’s education in order to cover up the real truth about aliens on
threatens to erode the very foundation of his Earth. The Motion of Flying Saucers
claims. Without these degrees, it’s hardly
believable he’d attain such a position on a secret
Mysterious Element 115 At one point in Lazar’s interviews, he explains
project of any kind.
the cause for the erratic motion of flying saucers,
During the course of Lazar’s interviews he’s saying it is a result of interference between
But he passed Polygraph Tests…
discussed the various alien crafts he witnessed Earth’s gravity and the gravity-engines of the
while working at S-4, supposedly originating crafts.
Another piece evidence Lazar has in his favor is from Zeta Reticuli, some 39 light years away.
the couple of polygraph tests he’s taken and According to Lazar, the crafts move by use of (Continued on Page 60)
passed. Supporters are quick to point at this as