Debunking Lazar's Claims: Inside Area 51

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Lazar’s story. It was found that Lazar would have been hired at Area 51 with no qualifications. Lazar claimed he started work the day after his final interview and that he received a security clearance of more than thirty-eight levels, when clearance usually took twelve to eighteen months. He also claimed that on his first day of work he was given a 100 page document on Area 51 alien research. (Cameron,1). There could be no way any man could receive this type of clearance within a day, at one of the most top-secret facilities known to man. One can also infer that an employee at a top-secret facility would most likely not get a report on the secret activities on site their first day of work. The only way this could remotely happen is if the …show more content…

Later in October the National Security Archive released a series of documents focused directly on Area 51. These documents include projects names, programs, the names of those involved and a few incidents during the project experiments. As of today there are at least 60 documents divulging some of the secrets held at Area 51. In document six there is a discussion between E.H Knoche, Deputy Director of the CIA and General David C. Jones, Chief of staff U.S Air Force. The two discuss the CIA’s involvement at Area 51 and weather they are needed any longer. They both come to the conclusion that the Air Force should have the responsibility over the area and continue with research. Document 6 also discusses the Have Glib foreign radar system threat, which is the largest defense department project at Area 51. Document seven states that Knoche, and Jones decide that the manuel detachment 3 of Air Force security police would be responsible for Area 51 security. Document ten is Ufimtsev’s 1962 experiments information translated by Air Force Tech Division which provides both theoretical and mathematical basics for the F-117 aircraft project. Document eleven was written by the head of the Lockheed company, and includes mathematical figurations on the U-2, and OXCART. Both of these documents serve to provide the process behind development of the first spy crafts created at Area 51. Documents ten through fourteen cover the stealth fundamentals at the base. Document twelve is a report of research performed by Teledyne Ryan under Air Force contract on low radar cross section aerial vehicles and results. Thirteen discusses the importance of Teledyne’s research on the radar cross section of aircraft of the design of different regions of the vehicle including the nose, and tail. Document fourteen is a briefing book of five tabs about the value of evolving the

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