Journalists & Investigators
George Knapp
1989
KLAS-TV (8 News Now, Las Vegas) and NewsNation investigative reporter; winner of multiple Peabody and Emmy awards. First broke the Bob Lazar / Area 51 story (1989), later broke the Bigelow / AAWSAP funding story, and co-hosts “Weaponized” with Jeremy Corbell.
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interviewed him in Moscow; Sokolov described 45 Russian warplane-UFO encounters
Source: George Knapp, Statement to Congress, House Oversight (HHRG-118-GO06), Jul 26 2023
the former Nevada Congressman who helped arrange Knapp's 1993 Moscow research trip
Source: George Knapp, Statement to Congress, House Oversight (HHRG-118-GO06), Jul 26 2023
broke his Area 51 / S-4 story on KLAS-TV in 1989
Source: KLAS-TV (1989); Knapp reporting
frequent UFO-podcast collaborators
Source: Weaponized podcast (Knapp & Corbell)
traveled to Moscow (1993) and documented the Soviet/Russian military's decade-long UFO study for KLAS
Source: George Knapp, Statement to Congress, House Oversight (HHRG-118-GO06), Jul 26 2023
co-authored books
Source: Kelleher & Knapp, Hunt for the Skinwalker (2005)
Knapp publicly vouched for the memo's authenticity
Knapp broke the story identifying him as the task force's scientist
Source: KLAS-TV/Knapp reporting, 2023
close personal friends despite opposite conclusions on UFOs
Source: TD Barnes interview (Danny Jones podcast, 2026)
co-authored Hunt for the Skinwalker and Skinwalkers at the Pentagon with him
Source: Knapp & Kelleher, Hunt for the Skinwalker (2005); Skinwalkers at the Pentagon (2021)
extensively covered his ownership and research
Source: Skinwalker Ranch / NIDS research history; Kelleher & Knapp
frequent Coast to Coast AM guest interviewed by him
co-appeared on Weaponized Podcast
Source: Lacatski, Kelleher & Knapp, Skinwalkers at the Pentagon (2021)
documents his long partnership with Corbell
Source: Sleeping Dog documentary (2026)
testified about his AAWSAP program and its unreleased findings
Source: George Knapp, Statement to Congress, House Oversight (HHRG-118-GO06), Jul 26 2023
co-authored Skinwalkers at the Pentagon with him
Source: Lacatski, Kelleher & Knapp, Skinwalkers at the Pentagon (2021)
came forward on camera as the report's author on Corbell & Knapp's “WEAPONIZED” (Apr 2025)
Source: WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp, Apr 2025
entered his name into the Congressional Record during a 2024 hearing
Source: Congressional Record; 2024 House UAP hearing
co-interviewed him on Weaponized about his classified site visit
Source: Weaponized podcast (Corbell & Knapp)
testified
Source: Congressional hearing records
testified he negotiated with Lockheed Martin executives for retrieved material
Source: Congressional hearing records
reported on his NIDS / Skinwalker Ranch research and co-wrote Hunt for the Skinwalker about it
Source: Knapp & Kelleher, Hunt for the Skinwalker (2005)
published his letter
Source: George Knapp, Statement to Congress, House Oversight (HHRG-118-GO06), Jul 26 2023
researchers claim his name was attached to the anonymous 'Lockheed VP' account via Knapp's written testimony around the Sept 2025 House UAP hearing; not in the oral transcript
Source: George Knapp written testimony as reported by UFO-community outlets; Rev oral transcript (names absent)
entered his name into the Congressional Record at the Sept 2025 UAP hearing over the alleged blocked transfer
Source: House Oversight UAP hearing, George Knapp written testimony (Sept 9 2025)