George Knapp Checks On Bob Lazar's Wellbeing - Dated 01/28/98

Reader Question: Is Lazar still active in making his claims about his encounters at Area 51?

Knapp: No, and he hasn't been for a long time. I mean, he did it with me, he did a couple of other interviews back there, it'll be 25 years next year. It was November of 1989 when we first revealed who he was. May of 1989 was when we did the first interview with him--blacked out silhouette as Dennis, and so twenty-five years next year. He did those interviews then, he did a couple more after that. But basically, he hates every bit of it. He didn't like UFOs before he got into the program, he doesn't like them since.

I saw Bob two months ago, he came to town, first time he's been to Las Vegas in--I dunno, eight or nine years--and it was nice to see him. It was nice to talk about something other than Area 51 or S-4 or flying saucers.

But he's quite happy to have left that all behind. Has no interest in talking about it at all. I think I'm gonna try to have to coax him into talking about it for the 25th anniversary, but, with Bob, it always depends on the mood he's in, you know. 'Cause he is the most reluctant UFO messiah you've ever run into.