John Lear

American pilot (1942–2022)

PersonDied aged 79humanQ19664566

Also known as John Olsen Lear

Born: December 3, 1942
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Died: March 29, 2022
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1.Stated in Find a Grave
2.“Famed aviator John Lear, 79, departs on ‘his next adventure’”northwest.8newsnow.com/news/3705801-famed-aviator-john-lear-79-departs-his-next-adventureRetrieved 2022-05-11
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Place of death: Las Vegas
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: aircraft pilot
, ufologist
, conspiracy theorist

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John Olsen Lear was an American aviator and UFO conspiracy theorist. A son of Learjet magnate Bill Lear, Lear set multiple records, later flying cargo planes for the CIA during the Vietnam era. In the 1980s, he began speaking of alien collusion with secret governmental forces, and in the second half of the decade, Lear was "probably the most influential source" of UFO conspiracy theories.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: John
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Father: Bill Lear
Mother: Moya Lear
Family name: Olsen
Lear
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