John Lear
CIA Pilot · Son of the Learjet Inventor · 19,000 Flight Hours · Area 51 Insider · †2022
BACKGROUND: Son of Bill Lear (inventor of the Learjet). 19,000+ flight hours, 150+ aircraft types, 17 world records. More FAA certificates than any other pilot in history. 1967–1983: Flew secret CIA missions in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. PIVOTAL ROLE: In 1989, Lear brought journalist George Knapp and Bob Lazar together — giving Lazar's story its initial credibility. Without Lear, no Lazar interview. STATEMENTS (from 1987 onward): Secret government agreements with Grays. Underground bases (Dulce, Area 51). The government using ET technology against its own population. DISPUTED: Some of his claims are considered disinfo. Bill Cooper accused him of being a CIA agent — ironic given that Lear actually flew for the CIA. CONGRUENCE: Without Lear no Lazar, without Lazar no Bigelow, without Bigelow no AATIP. He was the first domino in the disclosure network. Died March 29, 2022, at the age of 79.