From George Knapp's 3-31-22 KLAS report entitled "Famed Aviator John Lear, 79, Departs on 'His Next Adventure'":
Nevada aviator John Lear’s death Tuesday night has sent ripples through the worlds of aviation and conspiracy theories. Lear was widely known for his claims about UFOs and Area 51, but also for a lifetime of daring exploits in everything that could fly.
“Most people think I’m absolutely nuts and that’s OK with me,” Lear told 8 News Now in a 2007 interview.
He didn’t mind when people attacked his wild stories. In fact, he reveled in it. He came to be known as the “Godfather of Conspiracies,” but anyone who was given the tour of his jam-packed den knew there was a lot more to Lear than tall tales. Those walls were a museum of his life, pictures with the famous and infamous, of planes he had flown, secret places, and projects he’d investigated. Regret wasn’t a word he was known to use.
George Knapp: “Would you do it the same way.”
John Lear: “Exactly the same way.”
Lear was the son of a world-famous man. His father, Bill Lear, created the Lear jet and invented the 8-Track tape system. Determined to carve out his own path, Lear dove into aviation, becoming an accomplished pilot at a young age, eventually setting multiple world records in all manner of planes. His daredevil life came with a cost — serious injuries caused by plane crashes he shouldn’t have survived.
During the Vietnam era, he flew cargo planes for the CIA and continued to court danger by flying in and out of other hotspots. His contacts in the aerospace world were extensive, and Lear became interested in secret planes and projects. In the 80s he and a few friends started staking out obscure bases in the Nevada desert, places that later became world-famous.
Lear helped KLAS-TV break the story about the existence of a secret plane that was invisible to radar. In the mid-80s, he started hearing stories about a UFO coverup, and not surprisingly jumped in with both feet, making various media appearances to discuss his ideas....
To read Knapp's entire report, click HERE.
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