Bob Lazar and Area 51 -- Complete Timeline

Bob Lazar and Area 51 -- Complete Timeline

Date	Event	Category
January 26, 1959	Robert Scott Lazar born, Coral Gables, Florida	Biography
Early 1980s	Lazar reportedly works at or near Los Alamos National Laboratory; 1982 LANL phone book lists "Lazar Robert"; 1982 Los Alamos Monitor article profiles him	Los Alamos period
1955-1989	Area 51 (Groom Lake) in operation; U-2 (1955+), A-12 (1962+), SR-71 (1964+), F-117 (1981+), and other classified aircraft tested; government officially denies its existence	Area 51 history
Mid-1980s	Lazar claims employment at Fairchild Industries and other technical positions	Background claimed
1988	Lazar states he is recruited for S-4 work through contact with Dr. Edward Teller; begins work at the facility	S-4 employment (claimed)
1988-1989	Lazar works at S-4; assigned to study the Sport Model's propulsion system; reads briefing documents; becomes aware of nine craft	S-4 work (claimed)
1988-1989	Lazar discovers his wife is having an affair; management at S-4 becomes aware; his security clearance is reviewed on grounds of psychological vulnerability	Security clearance issue
Early 1989	Lazar contacts George Knapp at KLAS-TV in Las Vegas; Knapp begins investigative process before broadcasting	Disclosure preparation
Spring 1989	Lazar arranges first of three Wednesday night test flight observation trips; brings Gene Huff and John Lear; objects are observed and filmed	Test flights
May 15 or 24, 1989	First KLAS-TV broadcast; Lazar appears anonymously as "Dennis" with obscured face and altered voice; describes S-4, nine craft, Element 115 propulsion	First broadcast
Spring 1989	Third observation trip; the group is stopped and detained by unmarked security vehicles; names are taken	Detainment
November 11, 13, 16, 1989	Lazar appears unmasked and under his own name on KLAS-TV; expands his account; story goes national	Unmasked broadcasts
December 20, 1989	Lazar appears on "The Billy Goodman Happening" radio programme; provides additional detail on briefing documents and Zeta Reticuli claim	Radio appearance
1990	Lazar arrested in connection with operation of a Nevada brothel; pleads guilty to felony pandering; sentenced to 150 hours community service and psychotherapy	Criminal record
1990s	Lazar largely retreats from public view; founds United Nuclear Scientific Equipment and Supplies	Business founded
1994	CIA officially acknowledges the existence of Area 51 for the first time in published historical documents, confirming the existence of the classified base Lazar had described	Area 51 confirmation
2003	Scientists at JINR (Dubna, Russia) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (USA) synthesize element 115 for the first time; only a few atoms created; decay in ~90-100 milliseconds	Element 115 synthesized
2003	United Nuclear offices raided; chemical sales records examined	Business raid
2006	United Nuclear charged with violating Federal Hazardous Substances Act for shipping restricted chemicals across state lines; Lazar's company placed on probation	Business charges
2013	Element 115 officially recognized by IUPAC; temporary name "ununpentium" used; confirmed as a new element	Element 115 recognized
2013	CIA publishes official history of Area 51; formally acknowledges the base for the first time; documents declassified U-2, A-12, and other programs	Area 51 officially acknowledged
2016	Element 115 officially named "Moscovium" by IUPAC (symbol Mc); named for Moscow Oblast	Moscovium named
2017	Multi-agency FBI/state police raid on United Nuclear; official explanation involves investigation related to thallium poisoning case; Lazar believes it relates to Element 115	FBI raid
December 2017	New York Times story on the Pentagon's AATIP (Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program) and three Navy UAP videos; marks beginning of institutional UAP disclosure era	UAP disclosure begins
2018/2019	"Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers" documentary directed by Jeremy Corbell released; narrated by Mickey Rourke; distributed on Netflix; brings Lazar's story to millions of new viewers	Corbell documentary
June 20, 2019	Lazar appears on The Joe Rogan Experience (Episode #1315); account remains consistent with 1989 broadcasts; reaches audience of approximately 8-10 million listeners	Joe Rogan appearance
July-September 2019	"Storm Area 51" social media phenomenon goes viral; millions semi-seriously propose raiding Area 51; Lazar publicly urges people not to attempt it; approximately 150 people appear near the gate; 3 arrested; no breach	Storm Area 51
April 2020	Department of Defense officially releases three Navy UAP videos (Gimbal, GOFAST, FLIR1)	UAP official release
June 2021	ODNI publishes UAP preliminary assessment; 144 cases reviewed; 143 unresolved	ODNI report
2022	DoD establishes All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)	AARO established
July 26, 2023	David Grusch testifies under oath before House Oversight Committee; claims U.S. government possesses non-human craft and biologics; claims decades-long retrieval and reverse engineering program	Grusch testimony
April 2026	"S4: The Bob Lazar Story" directed by Luigi Vendittelli released on Amazon Prime; Lazar participates in media appearances including Joe Rogan; account remains consistent	2026 documentary
Present	Lazar lives in Michigan; operates United Nuclear; selectively gives interviews; his account of 1989-era S-4 work remains unverified and unrefuted; the UAP disclosure era has shifted institutional framing in directions consistent with his general claims	Current status