George Knapp

George Knapp is an American investigative journalist and the chief investigative reporter at KLAS-TV (8 News Now) in Las Vegas. He is one of the longest-tenured, most credentialed mainstream journalists covering UAP topics — best known for breaking the Bob Lazar / Area 51 story in 1989 — and he co-hosts the Weaponized podcast with filmmaker Jeremy Corbell. His UAP work is best understood as source-attributed reporting rather than independently established fact.

Who is George Knapp?

Knapp is a Peabody Award–winning television journalist who has led the KLAS I-Team in Las Vegas for decades, producing investigations on subjects ranging from water policy and local corruption to UAPs. His non-UFO investigative work has earned major journalism honors, which is part of why his UAP reporting carries unusual weight with some audiences.

How did George Knapp break the Area 51 story?

In 1989, Knapp interviewed a man he initially aired anonymously as "Dennis," then revealed as Bob Lazar, who claimed to have worked on recovered craft at a site called S-4 near Area 51. Knapp's KLAS broadcasts are widely credited with pushing Area 51 into public consciousness. Note that Lazar's claims themselves remain disputed and unverified — Knapp reported the story; he did not prove Lazar's assertions.

What is George Knapp's connection to Skinwalker Ranch?

Knapp co-authored Hunt for the Skinwalker (2005) with biochemist Colm Kelleher, drawing on research tied to the National Institute for Discovery Science, funded by Robert Bigelow. The book relays witness and investigator accounts of anomalous phenomena; those accounts are testimony, not independently confirmed events.

What is George Knapp doing now?

He continues to lead investigations at KLAS, frequently guest-hosts Coast to Coast AM, hosted the Netflix docuseries Investigation Alien (2024), and co-hosts Weaponized with Jeremy Corbell. In September 2025 he submitted written testimony to the U.S. House Oversight Committee at a UAP transparency hearing.