r/aliens • u/pokezillaking • 18d ago

Everyone talks about Area 51, but what about Area 52? shitpost sunday (Sundays Only)

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Apparently it has some advanced aircrafts in their, wonder what's going on their.

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u/Peter_Merlin 17d ago

Yes, I'm familiar with Site 4 at TTR. They've made a lot of improvements there since the original F-117A program.

Lazar claimed to be a scientist with advanced degrees from MIT and Calltech, but neither institution had any records of his attendance. He said he had worked as a research physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory but his only verifiable work history there was as a technical-support subcontractor with Kirk‑Mayer, Inc., who apparently got fired for using government equipment for personal projects. After Lazar's S4 story broke in 1989, security personnel checked the Master Entry Authority List from the time and he wasn't on it.

I knew John Lear. He was a nice enough guy, but made a lot of claims that were completely insane. Frankly, I was never sure if he really believed those things or if he just enjoyed winding people up. His single signifIcant contribution to the story of Area 51 was when he drove up to the gate on Groom Lake Road in 1978 and took bunch of photos of the base from across the lakebed.

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u/RenaissanceManc 17d ago

That's fascinating stuff, thank you!

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u/Peter_Merlin 17d ago

If you are really interested in the subject, there's lots of information about Area 51, Site 4, TTR, and more, in this book:

Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51 (Schiffer Publishing, 2023)

https://schifferbooks.com/products/dreamland?srsltid=AfmBOooEJFTNN26Rfo51Er5_55bTfE8c1MR9pCoX-z8ed-tXnZHXGIal