John Lear is a Lockheed L-1011 captain for a major US airline and has flown over 160 different types of aircraft in over 50 different countries. He holds 17 world speed records in the Lear Jet and is the only pilot ever to hold every airman certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. Mr. Lear has flown missions worldwide for the CIA and other government agencies. A former Nevada State Senator candidate, he is the son of William P. Lear, designer of the Lear Jet, the 8-track stereo and founder of Lear Seigler Corporation. Lear became interested in UFO's in the summer of 1986 after talking with United States Air Force personnel who had witnessed a UFO landing at Bentwaters Air Force Base, near London, England, and three small aliens walking up to Wing Commander General Gordon Williams.
On The Record, George Knapp: John Lear 1987
On The Record, George Knapp: Aliens are here, and they're not our friends, John Lear says -- Part 1
On The Record, George Knapp: Ridicule buries UFO reports, just as intended, John Lear says -- Part 2
On The Record, George Knapp: John Lear and 'the grand deception' -- Part 3
