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Lear, John, 1942-2022

 Person

Biographical Note

John Olsen Lear was born December 3, 1942 to William P. and Moya Olsen Lear. He was most well-known as a UFO conspiracy theorist, pilot, and a one-time candidate for Nevada State Senate. In 1970, he married Marilee Higginbotham. John Lear died on March 29, 2022.

Citation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lear

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Series XV. Personal, 1910-2002, undated

 Series
Scope and Contents: Personal The Personal series consists of materials related to WPL’s and MOL’s professional lives but which are not directly tied to any of the companies. The series is divided into four subseries: William P. Lear, Moya Olsen Lear, Lear Family, and General. Each of these has been further broken down and are clarified below. Materials are generally, but not always, arranged by date, with undated items at the...

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