Case file · Non-fiction & research literature
Lazar, 'Dreamland: An Autobiography'
Bob Lazar's memoir of his claimed 1988 to 1989 work reverse-engineering alien craft at 'S-4' near Area 51.
2019 CE · 37.10, -115.83 · status: claim
The account
For: Lazar has told a broadly consistent story since 1989, and supporters cite his naming of element 115 before it was synthesised and his knowledge of the base.
The sceptical view
Against: his claimed degrees from MIT and Caltech cannot be verified, his employment history contains fabrications, and his description of element 115 does not match its properties.