George Knapp

Overview
Investigative journalist, presenter at KLAS-TV (Las Vegas CBS) and former host of Mystery Wire. Author of 'Hunt for the Skinwalker' (with Colm Kelleher, 2005). Co-host of the 'Weaponized' podcast with Jeremy Corbell.

UAP Engagement
Unique source position: close contacts with Robert Bigelow (NIDS, BAASS), Bob Lazar (since 1989), and the Skinwalker Ranch circle. Published the first TV report on Bob Lazar's Area 51 claims in 1989. Has covered UAP topics for 35+ years.

Strengths and Weaknesses
Deepest source pool of all UAP journalists (Bigelow circle, Las Vegas intelligence community). Multiple Emmy Awards. However: proximity to the Skinwalker Ranch narrative and to Bigelow can be read as bias. Some of his stories are not independently reproducible.

George Knapp is an American investigative journalist, television reporter, and radio host whose work has shaped public UFO and UAP discourse for decades. In 1989, his reporting helped bring Bob Lazar’s Area 51 claims into wider public view. He later reported extensively on Skinwalker Ranch, the National Institute for Discovery Science, and other cases linking paranormal, defense, and UAP narratives.

Knapp is also part of the contemporary disclosure media ecosystem through collaborations with Jeremy Corbell, the Weaponized podcast, congressional submissions, and releases of debated UAP imagery. His reporting has repeatedly brought witnesses, documents, and visual material into public view, increasing pressure on agencies to address specific cases. For UAP journalism, Knapp connects Area 51 mythology, Bigelow-era research, modern whistleblower narratives, and public pressure for transparency.