John Lear
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| Type | Person |
|---|---|
| On the Timeline | 6 events, 1980–1989 |
John Lear (1942–2022) was an American pilot and the son of Bill Lear, founder of the Learjet company. He held many aviation records and said he had flown missions for the CIA.
UFO claims
In the late 1980s Lear became one of the best-known spreaders of dramatic UFO claims. He said the U.S. government had made a secret treaty with aliens, allowing abductions in exchange for technology, and that aliens operated from underground bases such as Dulce. He promoted Bob Lazar's story in 1989 and later claimed there were cities on the Moon.
Assessment
Lear's claims were unsupported by evidence. Researchers have linked parts of the alien treaty story to disinformation given to Paul Bennewitz and others. Lear nonetheless had a big influence on 1990s conspiracy culture.
On the UAP Timeline
- Spread of the Bennewitz disinformation (1980s Undefined) — Doty's fake document spreads to the public and into books and media.
- John Lear's ParaNet statement (1987) (29 December 1987) — Pilot John Lear claims the government has worked with gray aliens since the 1960s.
- Edmund Gomez and Dulce (23 October 1988) — A New Mexico rancher claims he saw troops and an aircraft crash near Dulce.
- John Lear's source Mike (1989) (January 1989) — John Lear says a source was flown to an underground site to photograph a saucer and autopsy.
- Bill English and Grudge/Blue Book Report 13 (January 1989) — Bill English claims he saw a memo saying Blue Book officials knew of crash recoveries.
- Vallée on the disinformation campaign (1989) (17 September 1989) — Vallée writes there is a large disinformation campaign around UAP.
References
- Paul Bennewitz — Wikipedia · wikipedia.com · archived copy
- Mirage Men (2013 documentary) — Internet Archive · archive.org · archived copy
- Greg Bishop, Project Beta (2005) · goodreads.com · archived copy
- The Bennewitz affair · lennyflatley.substack.com · archived copy
- Mirage Men and the architecture of UAP disinformation · newspaceeconomy.ca · archived copy
- Paul Bennewitz — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Project Beta — Anomaly Archives · anomalyarchives.org · archived copy
- The Paul Bennewitz affair — Michael Heiser · drmsh.com · archived copy
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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