S-4 (Sector Four)
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S-4 is an alleged military base said to be near Papoose Lake
Papoose Lake
Papoose Lake is a dry lake bed located in Lincoln County, Nevada, USA. The lake lies within the plot of land referred to as the Groom Lake facility and is a restricted area. The lake is located a few miles Southwest of the Groom lake facility nestled adjacent the Papoose Range....

, supposedly hidden under the Papoose Range
Papoose Range
The Papoose Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada....

 within Nevada's Nellis Air Force Range (Now referred to as NTTR) at Area 51
Area 51
Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield...

. The site is protected from all view, as it is located within a valley. The USAF owns all surrounding land and is protected by the same laws as Area 51, so it is near impossible to get a public glimpse of such a facility or its surrounding areas. The site came to public attention in 1989 when Bob Lazar
Bob Lazar
Robert Scott Lazar or Bob Lazar , has said to have worked from 1988 until 1989 as a physicist at an area called S-4 , allegedly located near Groom Lake, Nevada, at the location also known as Area 51...

 stated that he had worked there studying and reverse engineering alien aircraft or UFOs.

S-4 and The MJ-12 Documents

The Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...

 found the "Majestic 12
Majestic 12
Majestic 12 is the alleged code name of a secret committee of scientists, military leaders, and government officials, supposedly formed in 1947 by an executive order of U.S. President Harry S. Truman...

" (MJ-12) documents, which contain a mention of "S-4 Area 51", to be "completely bogus" in a recent investigation. However, the MJ-12 documents released by the FBI were severely censored. "Bogus" can be found written on a number of the pages, while others leave names, words, phrases, and entire paragraphs striked out. There have been a number of individuals who have spoken publicly about the documents and attest to their reality, one of those individuals being UFO researcher Robert M. Wood.

In Fiction

Sector 4 (S4) was also the title and subject of the 2009 sci-fi spoof, "S4", in which the U.S. government attempted to create alien hybrid super warriors by impregnating combat marines.

See also

This is a list of professionals that have expertise on this topic:
  • Bob Lazar
    Bob Lazar
    Robert Scott Lazar or Bob Lazar , has said to have worked from 1988 until 1989 as a physicist at an area called S-4 , allegedly located near Groom Lake, Nevada, at the location also known as Area 51...

  • Stanton T. Friedman
    Stanton T. Friedman
    Stanton Terry Friedman is a professional Ufologist, currently residing in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He is the original civilian investigator of the Roswell incident. He studied physics at the University of Chicago and worked as a nuclear physicist on research and development projects for...

  • Sean Morton
    Sean Morton
    Sean Morton is a self-described psychic and former radio host and documentary maker. He was also known as "America's Prophet".-Life:...

  • Robert Dean
    Robert Dean (Ufologist)
    Robert Orel Dean is a UFOlogist from Tucson, Arizona.Dean retired from the US Army as a command sergeant major after a 28 year career. He has appeared on radio programs, TV documentaries and at conferences discussing the subject of UFOs and an alleged government "cover up" of alien visitations to...

  • Michael Hesemann
    Michael Hesemann
    Michael Hesemann is a German historian, journalist and internationally published bestselling author, specialized on Church history.-Life:...

  • Art Bell
    Art Bell
    Arthur W. "Art" Bell, III is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland...


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