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In 1965, Lear was employed by the Paul Kelly Flying Service when its founder was killed while piloting a LearJet. Lear testified at the [[Civil Aeronautics Board]] investigation into the crash.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/694531330</ref> |
In 1965, Lear was employed by the Paul Kelly Flying Service when its founder was killed while piloting a LearJet. Lear testified at the [[Civil Aeronautics Board]] investigation into the crash.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/694531330</ref> |
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Between May 23 and 26, 1966, Lear and crewmmate flew a record-breaking flight around the world in a LearJet that covered 22,000 miles in 50 hours and 39 minutes.<ref>https://www.si.edu/object/lear-jet-23%3Anasm_A19780122000</ref> |
Between May 23 and 26, 1966, Lear and crewmmate flew a record-breaking flight around the world in a LearJet that covered 22,000 miles in 50 hours and 39 minutes.<ref>https://www.si.edu/object/lear-jet-23%3Anasm_A19780122000</ref> |
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In August 1966, Lear was featured in the Wichita Press after he piloted a LearJet carrying the rock band [[The Byrds]] and the trip inspired them to write a song about the plane.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/695745835</ref> The track, titled "2-4-2 Foxtrot (The Lear Jet Song)", samples Lear's voice as he speaks over the radio.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/695745835</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EitHMUG69eI</ref> |
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John Olson Lear (December 3, 1942 - ) is an influential conspiracy theorist, a pilot, and a one-time candidate for State Senate. Lear has promoted the "Dark Hypothesis", a story of alien collusion with secret governmental forces.[1] Lear left a lasting influence on the UFO movement; One author observed "in the early years [UFO writers] did not, by and large, embrace strong political positions. [Lear and his partner] were the tip of a spear asserting that the number one thing we had to fear was not little green men, but the government that colluded with them, appropriating their technology against us." [1]
Early life
John Olson Lear was born on December 3, 1942 to industrialist and future Learjet founder Bill Lear and his wife Moya Marie.Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).[2] He was named after his maternal grandfather, famous comedian John Olsen.Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). His second and third birthday parties was covered in the "Society" page of an Ohio paper.[3][4]
Lear graduated from the Institut Le Rosey boarding school in Switzerland and attended Wichita State University.[5][6]
In 1965, Lear was employed by the Paul Kelly Flying Service when its founder was killed while piloting a LearJet. Lear testified at the Civil Aeronautics Board investigation into the crash.[7]
Between May 23 and 26, 1966, Lear and crewmmate flew a record-breaking flight around the world in a LearJet that covered 22,000 miles in 50 hours and 39 minutes.[8]
In August 1966, Lear was featured in the Wichita Press after he piloted a LearJet carrying the rock band The Byrds and the trip inspired them to write a song about the plane.[9] The track, titled "2-4-2 Foxtrot (The Lear Jet Song)", samples Lear's voice as he speaks over the radio.[10][11]
In 1968, Air Force personnel from Hamilton Air Force Base launched a rescue effort to help Lear land after heavy San Francisco fog interfered with landing. Traffic was cleared from the Golden Gate Bridge in anticipation of a forced landing. After a helicopter pilot established visual contact, Lear was able to successfully land at the base.[12]
Lear claimed to fly "secret missions for the CIA" between 1967 and 1983.[13][better source needed]
Personal life
In 1970, Lear married Marilee Higginbotham, the owner of a California fashion modelling agency, at a ceremony in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.[5]
References
- ^ a b https://newrepublic.com/article/150922/pioneer-paranoia
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/391944501
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/45780916/
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/47035669
- ^ a b https://www.newspapers.com/image/384761900
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/148040498
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/694531330
- ^ https://www.si.edu/object/lear-jet-23%3Anasm_A19780122000
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/695745835
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/695745835
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EitHMUG69eI
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/41570448/
- ^ https://www.wanttoknow.nl/wp-content/uploads/911-lear-affidavit.pdf