Mystery AtlasGeorge Knapp
American investigative journalist at Las Vegas station KLAS-TV who first interviewed Bob Lazar on air in May 1989, launching Lazar's claims to public attention, and who has continued reporting on and investigating UFO-related claims since.
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Theories & Explanations
George Knapp reported Area 51 Alien Reverse-Engineering Theory — KLAS-TV investigative reporter George Knapp first broadcast Lazar's claims in May 1989 and has continued reporting on them since.
People
- Bob Lazarb. 1959
George Knapp investigated Bob Lazar — Knapp's original and follow-up reporting sought to verify Lazar's stated education and employment history and found no corroborating institutional records at MIT or Caltech.
Places
George Knapp popularised Skinwalker Ranch — Knapp's 1996 Deseret News and Las Vegas Mercury reporting, and his 2005 book with Colm Kelleher, brought the ranch's reported phenomena to national attention.
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