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The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | Why Bob Lazar Skipped Congress to Film in Montreal

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The Why Files releases video episodes on Spotify every Monday and Friday. And when you become a Spotify Premium subscriber, you get fewer ads – that means more story, less interruption. The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar Luigi Vendittelli was 9 years old when his grandfather came inside shaking, saying he'd just seen a flying saucer over Montreal. Nobody believed him. That moment turned Luigi into Canada's foremost UFO investigator — and eventually led him to cold-call Bob Lazar, spend five years rebuilding S4 from scratch in 3D, and uncover a 1941 government map that shows exactly where the hangar doors are. And then his bank tried to shut him down. This is one you're going to want to watch twice. You can watch S4: The Bob Lazar Story now on Amazon. #S4Documentary #WeAreNotAlone #AJGentile #LuigiVendittelli 00:02:46 Introduction 00:05:26 A 1965 Sighting That Changed Everything 00:13:14 Becoming MUFON's Youngest Member Ever 00:26:38 How UFO Investigations Actually Work 00:32:35 The Black Triangle Cases 00:46:24 The Ariel School Landing 00:51:00 Emily Trim 01:23:22 The Cold Call That Started Everything 01:33:57 Building the Sport Model With Bob Lazar 01:57:30 Why the Light Inside the Craft Wouldn't Work 02:14:02 The 1941 Map and the Google Maps Photo 02:34:04 The Bank, the Court Order, and the Attack 02:56:58 Bob Lazar, Congress, and Why Disclosure Is a Trap 03:20:35 What Luigi Really Thinks Is Out There 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 Executive Producers: Jennifer Gentile Gino Gentile AJ Gentile Patreon Members Editors: Joe Stone Drew Sullivan Brandon Snyder Ryan Fitzgerald Producers: Victoria Young Haley Burke Research: Haley Burke AJ Gentile Gino Gentile Jen Gentile Victoria Young Written/Hosted by: AJ Gentile Hecklefish J. Moriarty Thank You Mods: The Hybrid Paul Rohrbaugh Mischief SnowCrash BeezySmeezy TrashPanda MaryJaneMcweed AC Sanzel Abbaton SpookyMadison Original Jim With Music on Repeat by Victor Lundberg The Why Files lyrics by Straightjacket Spaceman 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 LUIGI LINKS https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectGravitaurOfficial https://www.instagram.com/lvendittelli https://x.com/LuigiVenditelli 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🎧 The Why Files: OPERATION PODCAST 🎧 🎧 https://thewhyfiles.com/podcast 🎧 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🙏 SUPPORT THE WHY FILES (Fun, Free Perks!) 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewhyfiles 🙏 YT Members: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIFk2uvCNcEmZ77g0ESKLcQ/join 👽 BUY WHY FILES MERCH 👽 👽 https://shop.thewhyfiles.com (Code: LIZZIDPEEPLE for 10% off first order) 👽 💬 CHAT WITH US ON DISCORD 💬 💬 https://thewhyfiles.com/discord 💬 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🌐 OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://thewhyfiles.com 📸 BE A WHY FILES MODEL (and get free stuff!) 📸 Send a photo of you/family/friends watching TWF, 📸 wearing TWF gear, using TWF merchandise: 📸 https://thewhyfiles.com/wild 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 ▪TWF ON THE WEBS ▪https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWhyFiles/ ▪https://twitter.com/OMGTheWhyFiles ▪https://www.instagram.com/OMGTheWhyFiles ▪https://www.rumble.com/thewhyfiles ▪https://thewhyfiles.locals.com ▪https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhyfiles ▪https://www.facebook.com/OMGTheWhyFiles 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🐠 BETTER CHANNELS TO WATCH: 🐠 https://www.youtube.com/c/HecklefishMoriarty 🤓 https://www.youtube.com/c/TheWhyFilesBackstage 🎧 https://www.youtube.com/c/TheWhyFilesPodcast

Top Comments (10)

@levi_tait 2026-05-12

This channel is what helped me get sober. I recently quit taking benzodiazepines, opiates, and alcohol at the same time. (I had too much money for my own good) The withdrawals were unbearable. The only thing that took my mind away from how horrible I was feeling were all of your videos on a playlist from beginning till now. I went into psychosis a few times and started hallucinating. All of my hallucinations had helcklefish in them telling me to stop being a pussy and laughing at me. Not to mention all the extremely weird dream states I was in due to the themes these videos put into my psyche. In a strange way that helped me to keep going. I’m out of withdrawal and 3 weeks sober.

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@DoingFavors 2026-05-11

Love the mix of WF and Basement episodes.

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@bcccl569 2026-05-12

AJ you're a great listener and ask the right questions, love this format and guests so far.

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@jamesgraycomposer 2026-05-13

Hi AJ, Thanks you for your wonderful comments about my Score for S4 beginning @1.57, It was a true team effort between Luigi, Chris & Myself and as you can imagine just the best fun to score! Your work is awesome also!!

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@davemayers9342 2026-05-12

AJ your interviews are getting better and better, always knew you would be perfect for it. Best entertainment on this platform.

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@djklas 2026-05-12

I've seen Luigi in several interviews lately, by himself and with Bob Lazar. This is the best interview I've see to date with Luigi that gives you a sense of who he is, his history and other interning aspects of his story beyond S4.

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@vtwintom 2026-05-12

Regarding Luigi's grandfather...."old school" in this context should be interpreted as kind, decent, wise and cultured. Luigi, you were blessed to have him in your life. The world needs more of him!

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@geraldproffitt5024 2026-05-11

Don't see how but it gets better and better. Interesting people with killer stories and AJ is the best at what he does. Much respect and thanks for the show.

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@DroppingDaMike 2026-05-12

Amazing Interview AJ! Thank you Luigi Vendittelli for being on the show! AJ, I think you are definitely standing on the shoulders of giants, and I'm pretty sure they would be listening in proudly. .... "From the high desert in the great American Southwest" 👍

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@Phatxual 2026-05-13

"They came down from the sky and landed infront of us, and talked to us, so we could tell the world. And nobody cared.." Soo profound, yet soo simple. We have the evidence of it over thousands of years and people still refuse to listen. That brought a tear to my eye 🥲🧡

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