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12/22: New York Times: "New Element, 111,
is detected by German Nuclear Scientists," by Malcolm Browne. (relevant
to Lazar's claims of an element 115 powering alien spacecraft) [JS]
12/18: Hearst Newspapers, (including Fort Worth Star-Telegram
and reprinted in the Pentagon's Early Bird clipping service,
12/20: "So Secret It Doesn't Exist: Key challenge of lawsuit may be
proving base is there."
12/17: Janes Defense Weekly: Cover story on
SR-71 replacement programs--and their alleged failure. Synopsis.
12/16: Las Vegas Review-Journal: Editorial
cartoon on Area 51: "Goon Lake"
12/6: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Panel Seeks
Answers on Groom Lake Buffer." By Keith Rogers.
12/4: The Observer (London, England): Article
on Groom hazardous waste suit, by Ed Vulliamy (visited Rachel 11/29-30).
Synopsis. [Article was re-reported in newspapers
throughout the world, including Le Monde
in France on 12/7 and a Sydney, Aust., newspaper 12/5.]
12/4: Aerotech News and Review: "The Changing
Face of the Nevada Test Site." By Peter Merlin.
12?/94: Smithsonian Air and Space: Article
on "Groomstock '94", by Byron Harris.
12/94: Wired Magazine, "Kaboom: The Only Thing
that separates the men and the boys is the amount of dynamite in their
Toys." By A.J.S. Rayl. Account of Bob Lazar's annual pyrotecnics extravaganza
in the Nevada desert.
10/6: The Rebel Yell (Univ. Nevada Las Vegas),
"King's TNT Special Sheds Light on Groom Lake," by James Embree.
10/2: Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Groom Lake
Spotlight Grows Bigger," by Susan Greene.
?/?: Las Vegas Review-Journal: Bat wing plane
?/?: L.V. R-J: Booms.
9/30: San Francisco Chronical: "Larry King
in Alien Territory."
9/18: San Diego Union-Tribune: "It's a bird...
a plan... an air base: Military won't confirm existance of test grounds;
UFO fans drawn." By Pat Flynn. (Page One feature.)
9/16: Aerotech News and Review: Brief on toxic
suit.
9/5: Legal Times: "Target of Suit Doesn't
(Officially) Exist," by Benjamin Wittes.
8/26: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Test site
company won't bid: EG&G Inc. announces it will not compete to
run the facility when current contracts expire in 1995."
7/17: San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner: "Area
51." Reprint of 6/22 NYT.
7/94: The Nose: "Flinching Flyboys Face Fanatic
Freedom Fighters." Las Vegas hearing. Update of ? 94 article.
7/7: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "No contest
pleas for Groom duo."
7/4: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Commander's career
soars to new heights." Nellis cmdr comments on F.R. withdrawal.
7/4: New York Times: "Spy Plane That Came in
From Cold Just Will Not Go Away in the Senate" SR-71, hints of Aurora
cancellation.
7?/94: Trailer Life: "Alamo and Rachel, Nevada."
Summer 94: Earth Island Journal: "'Dreamland'
Exposed." Reprinted from NORA newsletter.
6/94: Wired: Mention of DR in Top Ten 'Zines.
1 para.
6/94: Pacific Flyer (aviation monthly): "The
AF Base that Doesn't 'Officially' Exist." Unidentified satellite image
of base is reprinted.
6/25: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Bill allows
bombing practice in refuge to continue."
6/24; The New York Times Sunday Magazine,
"Area 51" by Donovan Webster. The cold
war still rages in the Nevada desert, site of an air base so secret
it doesn't exist. [Also ran 7/17 San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner]
Visit by reporter and photographer reported in DR#6.
6/15: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Knapp gives
Channel 8 a shot in the arm." George Knapp returns to KLAS-TV newscast
for special reports.
5/94: UFO Magazine:
5/15: San Diego Union-Tribune: "Alien territory
is mecca for UFO fans." Travel article on Rachel. Dismissive. Rachel
residents were upset about this one.
Spring 94: Citizen Alert Newsletter: "So Who's
Really In the Know About Groom Lake?" By DiGregorio.
Spring 94: Citizen Alert Newsletter: "Groom
Range Land Grab -- Part II." Assessment of F.R. withdrawal, by Campbell.
5/94: Popular Science: "Readers Talk Back."
Letters to editor regarding April issue.
5/94: Pilot (U.K.): "The Groom Lake Desert Rats."
5/3: Las Vegas Review-Journal: Justice of
the Peace responds to 4/14-15 articles in letter to editor.
5/17: Weekly World News: "Space Aliens Hang
Out at Nevada Bar." About the Little A'Le'Inn in Rachel.
4/94: The Nose Magazine: "Oh... THAT Secret
Base." By Agent X.
4/94: Spin Magazine: Visit to Dreamland. By
DiGregorio.
4/94: Puget Sound Computer User: "Adventures
of Psychospy"
4/94: Omni Magazine: "Project Galileo." Summary
of Lazar's claims in his own words.
4/94: Bike: "Area 51: Mountain Bike Surveillance
Of The Secret Military Operations, Nuclear Test Sites, And UFO Holding
Pens Of Nevada's Great Beyond." By DiGregorio.
4/26: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Officials
Won't Reveal Source of Complaint."
4/18: Aviation Week: Paragraph on ABC equipment
seizure.
4/15: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Equipment,
Videotape Returned to New Crew."
4/14: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Equipment
Seized Near Secret Base."
4/13: Dayton Daily News/Cox News Service:
"ABC News Gear Confiscated at Base." (Reprinted in L.V. Sun and other
papers.)
4/1: Aerotech News and Review: "Dreamland
- The Air Force's Remote Test Site."
3/24: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Groom Probe
Finds No Toxic Burning." State investigation stymied.
3/20: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Groom
Lake Toxic Burning Alleged." Anonymous source provides details.
Incl. base map and sidebar on "extravagant living."
3/20: Dayton Daily News: 2-page spread on
Groom. [Reprinted in other newspapers, including the Austin
American Statesman on 4/3.]
"Top Secret." Lead article
"The Intrepid Sneak Close To Peek."
"One Man Takes On Secret Base." Campbell.
"'Earthlings Always Welcome' At Bar, Grill."
3/4: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Land Request
Boosts Saucer Heads' Curiosity of Area 51." Column.
3/3: Las Vegas Sun: "Citizens, AF Stir Waters
at Groom Lake."
3/3: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Air Force
plan for land near base debated." Las Vegas hearing.
3/2: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Air Force
'Buffer Zone'." Editorial on land grab.
3/2: Boston Globe: "My Date with an Alien".
Campbell.
3/10: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Lawsuit Planned
Against Secret Base." Hazardous waste claims.
3/1: WSDC: "Illegal Road Sensors on Public Land." Map.
3/94: Inforespace (Belgian UFO magazine):
"Area 51." by Andre Canizares. A visit to Freedom Ridge--in French!
3/94: Popular Science: "Searching for the
Secrets of Groom Lake." Cover story. See DR#4. Copies are $4 plus
$2 postage: complete issue.
2/94: Sunday People (U.K.): Article on Little
A-Le-Inn.
2/94: MUFON UFO Journal: "Lazar as a Fictional
Character." By Campbell.
2/94: Monitoring Times: "Out Foxing the Foxes."
How to find road sensors.
2/4: Aerotech News and Review: "Secret AF
Base Center Of Controversy."
2/24: Lincoln County Record: "Natl. Magazine
'Spies' on Groom Lake." Popular Science.
2/23: Las Vegas Sun: "AF Takes Blame For Boom."
2/23: Las Vegas Review-Journal: Story on Booms.
2/22: WSDC: "How to Evade Engle Act at Groom Lake, Nevada."
2/22: Nellis AFB: Press release on mysterious booms heard
in Las Vegas.
2/1: Las Vegas Review-Journal: Editorial cartoon
on AF land needs.
Reno Articles.
1/2: Washington Post: "The Pentagon's Secret
Garden." [by Sweetman]
1/3: Aviation Week: Letter by John Andrews
protesting land grab.
1/5: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Seven people
arrested in Groom Lake incident." [Trespassers]
1/29: Las Vegas Review-Journal: Editorial
re: Lazar and Knapp [dismissive].
1/30: Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Air Force
buffer zone for Groom Lake base to be discussed." [Hearings]
4/94: Wired Magazine: "A Visit to Dreamland."
(with 2-page photo of Groom base). Sidebar to article on "Stealth
Watchers," by Phil Patton.
America's Defense Monitor
Television Broadcasts
Below is a partial list TV broadcasts on Groom Lake. Most are brief
news reports of 3-5 minutes. Some reports by local TV stations were
rerun by affiliates in other cities.
1994
11/25: CBS Evening News: Report on Groom Suit.
Abstract.
11/?: Sixty Minutes: Report on Ben Rich, former
chairman of Lockheed Skunkworks, with passing mention of Groom.
11/6 & 11/7: WBBM-TV (Chicago), report on Groom on
evening news. 10pm.
11/10: KLAS-TV & KNTV-TV (Las Vegas), Reports on pretrial
hearing on Groom hazardous waste case.
10/1: TNT Cable Network: Larry King UFO Special.
Two hours, live from Rachel, Nevada.
9/19: Montel Williams Show,
Montel targeted on 20/20. 9/16
9/11: The Crusaders: Segment on UFOs with
visit to F.R. Tapes ($29.95) and transcripts ($6) available by calling
800-777-TEXT.
9/10: Crusaders
8/28: KLAS-TV (Las Vegas): Report on F.R. campout. Lightweight.
8/1: KNBC, Los Angeles Ch. 4: Report on Groom Lake.
8/1: ABC World News Tonight: Report on Hazardous
Waste Suit. Abstract.
7/27: Encounters episode on Freedom Ridge.
Transcripts:
5/?: Tue & Weds, Salt Lake City, [rebroadcast on L.A.
KNBC on 6/7.]
5/?: Fresno Channel 30: Report on Groom Lake UFO outing.
5/27: WFAA Dallas: Update report on Groom Lake and TTR.
4/20: 48 Hours (CBS): "Are We Alone?" Show
on UFOs. (No mention of Groom, but Dr. Steven Greer, later a guest
on 10/1 Larry King Special, is profiled). [Transcript available from
Burrelle's Transcripts, 800-777-8398.]
4/19: ABC World News Tonight: Report on Groom
Lake. Transcript, Abstract
3/3: CNN: Report on land grab hearing and Freedom Ridge
visit (3 min.). A 5 min. version appeared on CNN's "Science &
Technology Week" on 3/5.
3/1-3: Las Vegas KLAS 8: F.R. Visit, land grab hearing.
3/94: Los Angeles Fox 10: Report on Aurora. Nuttin new.
2/94: San Diego Ch. 10: Visit to Rachel. Shallow.
2/94: Fox Network: Encounters: UFO Report,
Hour special with segment on Groom. Slick, no real info.
