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From the High Desert

A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Bob Lazar

Bob Lazar

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Bob Lazar is a controversial physicist and technician who claims to have reverse-engineered extraterrestrial propulsion technology at a classified facility called "S4" near Area 51, assertions that single-handedly thrust the secretive Nevada base into public consciousness. As one of the most debated figures in UFO history and a guest on late-night radio, his detailed descriptions of alien spacecraft and Element 115 continue to generate intense interest and scrutiny decades later.

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Episode thumbnail for December 12, 1992: Area 51 - John Lear & Bob Lazar

December 12, 1992: Area 51 - John Lear & Bob Lazar

Dec 12, 1992
2h 9m
John Lear and Bob Lazar join Art Bell for one of the earliest recorded episodes of the program, delivering a sprawling discussion on Area 51 and the alleged reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial craft at the secretive S4 facility near Groom Lake, Nevada.Lear, a veteran airline pilot with over 16,000 hours of fligh...
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Episode thumbnail for September 26, 1997: UFOs & Area 51 - Bob Lazar

September 26, 1997: UFOs & Area 51 - Bob Lazar

Sep 26, 1997
2h 42m
Art Bell sits down with physicist Bob Lazar and his longtime friend Gene Huff for a rare and detailed interview about Lazar's work back-engineering extraterrestrial craft at a facility called S4, located roughly 15 miles south of Area 51 in the Nevada desert. Lazar recounts how a chance meeting with Edward Teller at...
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Episode thumbnail for June 6, 2002: Area 51 and UFOs - Bob Lazar

June 6, 2002: Area 51 and UFOs - Bob Lazar

Jun 6, 2002
2h 31m
Physicist Bob Lazar joins Art Bell to discuss Area 51, UFOs, S4, and advanced propulsion after the Amazing Kreskin UFO-prediction bust in Las Vegas. With a night vision camera pointed at the desert sky, Art takes calls from people gathered at the Kreskin event, where most report seeing only airplanes in the McCarran...
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Episode thumbnail for December 6, 2003: UFOs and Alternative Energy - Bob Lazar

December 6, 2003: UFOs and Alternative Energy - Bob Lazar

Dec 6, 2003
2h 51m
Bob Lazar, president of United Nuclear and a controversial figure in ufology, returns to Art Bell to discuss UFOs, Area S4, gravity propulsion, and alternative energy after a first-hour interview with gambler Amarillo Slim Preston. Slim shares stories from his memoir, including making a cat pick up a Coke bottle by...