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Jun 9, 2026 46 min

Luigi Vedittelli Recreating S4

from UAP STUDIES Podcast Hosted by Jason Guillemette

Recorded live from Contact in the Desert 2026, we welcome filmmaker, researcher, and former MUFON Canada national director Luigi Vendittelli for an in-depth conversation about one of the most iconic and controversial stories in ufology.Luigi takes us behind the scenes of his groundbreaking documentary S4: The Bob Lazar Story (2026), detailing the years he spent collaborating directly with Bob Lazar. Together, they meticulously reconstructed the secretive S-4 facility at Papoose Lake—complete with its hidden hangars inside the mountain—and the legendary “Sport Model” craft, using cutting-edge digital tools like Unreal Engine 5 and Blender for forensic accuracy. From the technical challenges of bringing Lazar’s descriptions to vivid, to newly uncovered evidence (including a rare 1942 map confirming the site’s location), Luigi shares what it was like to verify and visualize details that have fueled decades of debate. We explore the reverse-engineering claims, the physics-defying propulsion systems, the personal toll on Lazar, and why this reconstruction feels more real than ever. Whether you’re a longtime skeptic, a dedicated believer, or somewhere in between, this episode dives deep into the painstaking effort to honor and illuminate one of ufology’s most enduring narratives.

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