Element 115: Bob Lazar’s Alien Fuel or Just Science Fiction?

Back in 1989, a soft-spoken physicist named Bob Lazar stepped in front of a blurred camera and made a claim so bold, it would ripple through UFO circles for decades: The U.S. government was in possession of alien spacecraft, and they ran on a mysterious element called “Element 115.”

At the time, Element 115 didn’t exist. No scientist had created it. It wasn’t on the periodic table. To skeptics, Lazar’s claims sounded like fantasy.

But in 2003, everything changed.

Scientists in Russia synthesized a superheavy element with 115 protons. They named it Moscovium (Mc)—and just like that, Bob Lazar didn’t sound quite so crazy anymore.

So what’s the truth behind Element 115? Is it real? Is it stable? And could it really be the key to anti-gravity propulsion and alien technology?

Let’s break it down.

👨‍🔬 What Bob Lazar Claimed About Element 115

According to Lazar, during his time working at a secret facility called S-4, located near Area 51, he was part of a team tasked with reverse-engineering alien spacecraft. The technology, he said, wasn’t human. The craft used a reactor powered by a stable isotope of Element 115, which emitted a gravity wave—essentially allowing the ship to manipulate space-time itself.

He described it like this:

• The reactor would generate its own gravity field
• The field would bend space, pulling the destination toward the craft
• No fuel in the traditional sense was burned—it was more like a space-time distortion engine
• And at the core of this miracle? A piece of Element 115.

Lazar even claimed the U.S. government had multiple kilograms of it in storage—enough to power several craft, and dangerous enough to keep secret for decades.

⚗️ The Real Element 115: Moscovium

In 2003, nearly 14 years after Lazar’s interview, Russian and American scientists working together at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna successfully synthesized Element 115 in a laboratory.

They named it Moscovium, after Moscow. It was added to the periodic table officially in 2016.

But here’s the catch:

• Moscovium is highly unstable
• It exists for just fractions of a second before decaying
• It is radioactive and short-lived, offering no known practical applications
• This is where the believers and skeptics part ways.

Mainstream science says: “This proves Lazar was lucky or guessed well—but there's no stable form of Element 115, so his propulsion theory falls apart.”

Believers say: “What if the Lazar version of Element 115 is a stable isotope—one we can’t synthesize, but that an advanced civilization could manufacture or harvest from other star systems?”

🛸 The Anti-Gravity Propulsion Theory

If Bob Lazar is telling the truth, then Element 115 could enable the most radical propulsion system ever conceived—one that doesn’t push an object through space, but instead bends space around it.

It’s essentially warp drive physics, rooted in real (though theoretical) science:

According to Einstein’s general relativity, gravity can bend space-time

A strong enough field could theoretically allow for faster-than-light movement, not by moving faster than light, but by contracting space ahead and expanding space behind

That’s the engine Lazar described. The one he says Element 115 activated inside the alien craft he worked on.

Could it really work? Some physicists say maybe—if we had the right material.

Which brings us back to the elephant in the hangar: Where is the stable isotope of Element 115?

🔒 Is the Government Hiding a Stable Version?

According to Lazar, the U.S. military had already figured this out. The stable isotope of Element 115 wasn’t synthesized—it was recovered from alien wreckage. Or, even more chilling: it was mined or gifted by extraterrestrial sources.

He says it was housed in a protective shield to prevent radiation exposure. Small discs, no bigger than a coin, were used as fuel in the ship’s gravity reactor.

Skeptics argue that we’ve never seen this version. If it exists, why hasn’t it leaked? Why hasn’t a whistleblower revealed the sample?

But Lazar’s supporters point to one fact: Lazar never changed his story. Not in 30+ years.

He never tried to monetize it. He didn’t write a tell-all book until decades later. His quiet, consistent narrative has made some long-time doubters start to reconsider.

🔍 Lazar vs. the Labs: Coincidence or Credibility?

It’s worth remembering: Lazar spoke about Element 115 years before it was discovered. That either makes him:

• One of the luckiest guessers in conspiracy history
• A fraud who somehow predicted the right number
• Or… a man who told the truth, and science caught up decades later

There’s no hard proof—no photos, no samples, no lab confirmation of the Lazar isotope. And yet, his story hasn’t faded. If anything, more people believe him now than ever before, thanks to the popularity of UFO documentaries and the recent credibility given to UAP research by the U.S. government.

🔥 Pop Culture and the Rise of 115 Obsession

Since the release of Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers on Netflix and his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Lazar has become a cult icon in the disclosure movement. And with it, Element 115 has taken on near-mythic status.

Merch. Memes. T-shirts. Tattoo designs. Even fictional universes like Call of Duty and Marvel have referenced it.

But for those following the real story, the question isn’t “Is it cool?” It’s:

Did Bob Lazar tell us the secret to interstellar travel—and we just weren’t ready to hear it?

👁 Final Thoughts: A Coincidence… or Controlled Leak?

Here’s the truth: we still don’t know.

Element 115 is real. But not in the way Bob Lazar described.

A stable isotope hasn’t been found—at least not in public science.

But science is catching up, and many of Lazar’s once-ridiculed claims are aging better than expected.

Maybe he lied. Maybe he told the truth. Or maybe—just maybe—we’re living in a world where alien tech is slowly being normalized through science, entertainment, and whistleblowers… and Element 115 is the breadcrumb we were meant to follow.

Still curious? Dive deeper with Bob Lazar’s interviews, or start your own investigation into exotic propulsion systems and the mystery of gravity control. Just remember: the truth is rarely simple. And it’s never safe.