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With >scientists from Stanford, MIT, Cornell, Princeton and elsewhere studying UFO >evidence, the controversy is now being brought out into the open and heavy >secrecy surrounding the subject is being lifted. Seminars on UFO evidence >are being held periodically throughout the country with laymen discussing >the evidence without fear of being ridiculed. > > When about 30 members of Congress or their staff heard a >briefing on UFOs in April of 1997, Rep. Dan Burton, R., Ind. chairman of the >Government Reform and Oversight Committee, displayed some interest in the >matter. His committee has received a number of letters on the subject, >according to staff member Matthew Ebert. "These letters are treated >seriously," he said. Ebert thinks there is a possibility congressional >hearings will be held. > > At a May 11 hearing on human rights documents pertaining >to Guatemala and Honduras held by the House subcommittee on Government >Management, Information and Technology, its chairman Rep. Steve Horn, R. CA, >asked how the government classifies UFO documents. The two witnesses, Lee >Strickland, chief of the Information Review Group of the Central >Intelligence Agency and Steven Garfinkle, director of the Security and >Oversight Group of the National Archives, both said they thought UFO >documents should be considered as public information. > > There may be economic benefits from this emerging >information. Dr. Steven Greer, an emergency room physician, who for eight >years has briefed and been briefed by government and U.N. officials on the >subject of unidentified objects in U.S. airspace, is convinced that the >materials and technology of UFOs carry enormous benefits. For example, he >says their energy creating apparatus does not use internal combustion. > > Greer asserts the financial and environmental cost of >exploiting oil and gas to service 6 billion people worldwide can be >dramatically reduced. Large scale energy production derived from UFO >technology would reverse environmental damage and save hundreds of billions >of dollars annually in direct costs. > > Dr. Greer is the International Director of the Center for >the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence and leads a working team of >around 200 composed of CSETI members and associates, government employee >witnesses, consultants and government contacts. Their hope is to get >congress to hold hearings and take testimony from witnesses. He has >explained his conclusions to a number of congressional members. > > A national petition utilizing the internet and calling for >congressional hearings was launched last year by another group, Stargate >International out of Tucson, Arizona. It has accumulated 20,000+ names to be >presented to congress. A million signatures are sought. > > Greer is aware that many employees of the government keep >secret facts which they have obtained about UFOs. He feels it is >unconstitutional for government to bottle up information on this importance. >He would like to see UFO's openly discussed and covered widely in the press. > > For some years the belief has been widespread there is in >the public domain a presidential executive order forbidding government >employees from talking about UFOs. Dr. Greer is not aware of any such an >executive order but indicated concern that secret executive orders have been >issued and not disclosed to Congress or the public. Such secret orders would >make it difficult for people to learn more about UFOs. From the White House >it was learned that a check of executive orders going back to the early >eighteen thirties shows none has been issued on this subject. Surprising is >the growing number of citizens showing an interest in finding out more about >UFOs. Seminars are being held around the country every week with as many as >five and six hundred in attendance. > > � 1999 Sarah McClendon. 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NOSEND="1">Washington, D.C.—Pressure is > building up for Congress to give attention to the controversy > over unidentified science of ufos. With scientists from > Stanford, MIT, Cornell, Princeton and elsewhere studying UFO > evidence, the controversy is now being brought out into the > open and heavy secrecy surrounding the subject is being > lifted. Seminars on UFO evidence are being held periodically > throughout the country with laymen discussing the evidence > without fear of being ridiculed.<BR><BR>When about 30 members > of Congress or their staff heard a briefing on UFOs in April > of 1997, Rep. Dan Burton, R., Ind. chairman of the Government > Reform and Oversight Committee, displayed some interest in the > matter. His committee has received a number of letters on the > subject, according to staff member Matthew Ebert. "These > letters are treated seriously," he said. Ebert thinks there is > a possibility congressional hearings will be held.<BR><BR>At a > May 11 hearing on human rights documents pertaining to > Guatemala and Honduras held by the House subcommittee on > Government Management, Information and Technology, its > chairman Rep. Steve Horn, R. CA, asked how the government > classifies UFO documents. The two witnesses, Lee Strickland, > chief of the Information Review Group of the Central > Intelligence Agency and Steven Garfinkle, director of the > Security and Oversight Group of the National Archives, both > said they thought UFO documents should be considered as public > information<FONT color=#000000>.</FONT></FONT><FONT > face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT color=#000000 > size=2><BR><BR>There may be economic benefits from this > emerging information. Dr. Steven Greer, an emergency room > physician, who for eight years has briefed and been briefed by > government and U.N. officials on the subject of unidentified > objects in U.S. airspace, is convinced that the materials and > technology of UFOs carry enormous benefits. For example, he > says their energy creating apparatus does not use internal > combustion.<BR><BR>Greer asserts the financial and > environmental cost of exploiting oil and gas to service 6 > billion people worldwide can be dramatically reduced. Large > scale energy production derived from UFO technology would > reverse environmental damage and save hundreds of billions of > dollars annually in direct costs.<BR><BR>Dr. Greer is the > International Director of the <A class=BodyLinks > href="http://www.cseti.com" target=_blank><B>Center for the > Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence</B></A> and leads a > working team of around 200 composed of CSETI members and > associates, government employee witnesses, consultants and > government contacts. Their hope is to get congress to hold > hearings and take testimony from witnesses. He has explained > his conclusions to a number of congressional members.<BR><BR>A > national petition utilizing the internet and calling for > congressional hearings was launched last year by another > group, <B><A class=BodyLinks > href="http://www.stargate-intl.com/" target=_blank>Stargate > International</A></B> out of Tucson, Arizona. It has > accumulated 20,000+ names to be presented to congress. A > million signatures are sought.<BR><BR>Greer is aware that many > employees of the government keep secret facts which they have > obtained about UFOs. He feels it is unconstitutional for > government to bottle up information on this importance. He > would like to see UFO’s openly discussed and covered widely in > the press.<BR><BR>For some years the belief has been > widespread there is in the public domain a presidential > executive order forbidding government employees from talking > about UFOs. Dr. Greer is not aware of any such an executive > order but indicated concern that secret executive orders have > been issued and not disclosed to Congress or the public. Such > secret orders would make it difficult for people to learn more > about UFOs. From the White House it was learned that a check > of executive orders going back to the early eighteen thirties > shows none has been issued on this subject. Surprising is the > growing number of citizens showing an interest in finding out > more about UFOs. Seminars are being held around the country > every week with as many as five and six hundred in attendance. > </FONT></FONT></P> > <P><FONT color=#003333 face=arial size=2></FONT><!-- copyright --><FONT color=#003333 face=arial > size=1>� 1999 Sarah McClendon. 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