Editing S-4

{{For|the associated secret facility|Area 51}}
{{See also|Groom Lake}}
'''S-4''' or '''Site Four''' is a facility first described by whistleblower [[Bob Lazar|Robert Lazar]] during a 1989 interview with [[KLAS-TV|KLAS television]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bob Lazar describes alien technology housed at secret S-4 base in Nevada -- Part 5 |publisher=8 News Now |date=May 15, 2019 |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4UjqFaQq_7I |accessdate=November 15, 2024}}</ref> Lazar described a remote location on the outskirts of the notorious [[Groom lake complex]] ([[Area 51]]) that consisted of 9 camouflaged hangar doors set into the hillside. The upcoming documentary ''Project Gravitaur'' will feature S-4, including a VR experience that will enable viewers to view the facility in the first-person perspective.

== Location of S-4 ==
S-4 is located off the eastern shore of Papoose dry lake, approximately 13 miles south of Area 51 (Groom dry lake). There is a teardrop feature on the dry lakebed, S-4 is about 900 feet off the lakebed, where the desert floor meets the hillside.
[[File:Diagram of S-4.jpg|thumb|Drawing of S-4]]

== Description of the base ==
[[File:Overhead Image S-4.png|thumb|Location of S-4 - Off the shore of Papoose lake, NV]]
S-4 consists of a facility built into the hillside, it has multiple hangar bays, work areas, laboratories, meeting spaces and areas for the staff. As they pulled up to the facility, the bus would drive past the row of nine camouflaged hangar doors before turning 90 degrees to the left and pulling up to the pedestrian entrance. The doors sat at a 30-60 degree angle, were sand colored and coated to match the texture of the surrounding desert environment. A synthetic tarmac area was present outside the hangar doors.
[[File:S-4 Hangar Doors Visible.png|thumb|Several of the camouflaged hangar doors appear visible in this overhead shot]]
Once Lazar was dropped off at the pedestrian entrance, he would go inside a double door type entry and bypass the front security desk to reach a hand scanner. Once the scanner verified his identity, a card authorizing access to locations within S-4 he was cleared for would be dispensed.

== Confirmation ==
Journalist [[George Knapp]] and [[Jeremy Corbell]] have both received independent confirmations of S-4. Former [[SR-71]] pilot Captain [[David Fruehauf]] has also confirmed the existence of S-4.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spy plane pilot backs Lazar’s presence at Area 51, secret S-4 base |publisher=Mystery Wire |date=November 30, 2019 |url=https://www.mysterywire.com/area-51/spy-plane-pilot-backs-lazars-presence-at-area-51-secret-s-4-base/ |accessdate=November 15, 2024}}</ref> Captain Fruehauf worked at Area 51 and, before his death, stated that [[Bob Lazar|Lazar]]'s description of Area 51 was "entirely accurate," that he was aware of a place called S-4 but was not aware of what they did there, and finally that a small group of employees would board an unmarked bus to drive south toward Papoose lake.

== People alleged to have worked in S-4 ==

*[[Bob Lazar]]

*[[Dan Burisch]]

==References==
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[[Category:Military UFO conspiracy theories in the United States]]
[[Category:United States Air Force installations]]
[[Category:Facilities with non-human intelligent beings]]