Clinton exempts Area 51 from hazmat law
President Clinton signed a presidential determination exempting Area 51 from federal and state hazardous waste disclosure laws, citing national security.
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Rewind: Area 51, S4, and the Rise of Bob Lazar
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Jul 15, 2026
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The Area 51 Worker Cover-Up: Fred Dunham and the Clinton Exemption
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Before turning to Bob Lazar, Carter Roy pauses to acknowledge what he calls a more documented cover-up. Fred Dunham, a former security guard at Area 51 employed by EG&G for nine years in the 1980s, was tasked with overseeing the destruction of top-secret materials — including burning barrels of toxic chemicals used to make spy planes radar-invisible, sometimes for 24 hours straight. He claims these burns gave him a debilitating case of COPD, a chronic lung disease. When Fred pursued compensation through the courts for his medical expenses, he was repeatedly denied. President Clinton's response was a quietly signed presidential determination exempting the base — officially described as 'the United States Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada' — from any federal, state, or local hazardous waste law that might require disclosing classified information. It was a legal shield so sweeping that Fred had no recourse. Carter Roy presents this episode not as a UFO story but as evidence that real, documented wrongdoing at Area 51 has been systematically buried.
Fred Dunham: 9 years as security guard
Fred Dunham, a former Area 51 security guard, worked there for nine years in the 1980s and claims he developed COPD from burning toxic materials on-site.
Fred Dunham and the Toxic Cover-Up at Area 51
Fred Dunham worked as a security guard at Area 51 for nine years and claims he developed severe COPD from overseeing the burning of toxic radar-shielding materials — sometimes for 24 hours straight. When he sought compensation, President Clinton signed a determination exempting the base from every hazardous waste law in existence, citing national security.
Bob Lazar's First TV Appearance: The Man Who Broke Area 51
On May 15, 1989, a man in shadow calling himself 'Dennis' told Las Vegas reporter George Knapp that the government was hiding nine alien spacecraft near Area 51. In under five minutes, the UFO conversation changed forever. Within months, Dennis revealed himself as Bob Lazar — and became the most polarizing figure in conspiracy history.
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