National Archives and Library of Congress Records Validate Bob Lazar’s Employer
The only physical evidence (that I’m aware of) backing up Bob Lazar’s story is his W2 statement.
Update 10/24/22: We keep finding the good old DNI, even though it doesn’t (officially!) exist. Here’s yet another example from a modern era Defence Canada R&D document.
We know this is his W2 form because he appears on video showing it. Importantly, this is also the W2 form that was entered by the judge into the court’s record during his sentencing in Nevada. The judge clearly stated the “W2 form of record” shows he worked for the “United States Department of Naval Intelligence”.
Note an ex-cop said the DoD interfered with Lazar’s trial, which is exactly what I would expect them to do to an ex-worker who broke their NDA and blabbed. They did this to discredit a whistleblower.
Notice his employer, “United States Department of Naval Intelligence”. Was there ever a “Department of Naval Intelligence”? Turns out, there was, and there’s plenty of evidence in records spread throughout 20th century newspaper articles, US Library of Congress, and the National Archives.
From the dissertation “The Turn of the Tide, July 1942-February 1943: Shifting Strategic Initiative in the Pacific in World War II”, by Sean M. Judge, M.A., Graduate Program in History, The Ohio State University 2011:
See footnote 120 on page 185:
Definitions:
NARA127: National Archives and Records Administration College Park, Maryland: Record Group 127: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775–9999.
Series: Reports, Studies, and Plans re World War II Military Operations, 1941–1956, Box #26, Folder: ONI OCNO File Interviews (USN, USMC Officers) WWII 1942–1945 Part 2 of 3, (Air Intelligence Group, Division of Department of Naval Intelligence).
ONI=Office of Naval Intelligence, OCNO=Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, USN=US Navy, USMC=US Marine Corps
Notice the “Division of Department of Naval Intelligence”, in the ONI folder. This is not a typo or accident. When I get the chance I’m going to personally examine this box’s contents in the US National Archives.
The Department was involved in various off the books intelligence gathering during and after WW2. They gathered information on Japanese and Soviet ships, and Soviet nuclear weapons transfers. They were very off the books but evidence of their existence has leaked over the decades into archives and newspaper articles.
From the official Naval History and Heritage Command — National Museum of the U.S. Navy:
Update 10/17/2022: The National Museum of the U.S. Navy has memory holed that page. You can view the archive.org backup here.
Also, you can still see another official .mil page showing an official “Department of Naval Intelligence” record at the US Library of Congress here.
Bob Lazar’s employer also had links to Task Force 157, which was a extremely secret US Navy intelligence gathering operation involving Soviet ships and nuclear weapons during the 60’s and 70's.
A final thought: the penalty for pandering in Las Vegas is minimal (in the big picture). Lazar only got probation. (No police investigation was involved in this case because Lazar basically hung himself in an interview.) However, the penalty for submitting false evidence in Nevada is virtually guaranteed prison time, for 1–4 years.
Submitting a fraudulent W2 form as evidence may also have exposed Lazar to federal criminal charges. Nobody in their right mind, especially with as much media and public attention as Lazar’s case had, would falsify a W2 form and hand it to a court as evidence. Lazar exposed himself to potential serious prosecution. Notice the prosecutor and the judge did not reject the W2 as false evidence - because it was real.
