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>
>                     REPORT ON THE CSETI D.C. BRIEFINGS
>                              APRIL 7-11 1997
>
>                    copyright 1997 Steven M. Greer M.D.
>
>
>
>Background:
>
>CSETI founded Project Starlight over three and a half years ago as
>an initiative to identify the best scientific evidence related to UFOs
>and Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Of particular importance is the
>identification of bona-fide military, intelligence, government
>contractor and other government agency employees with direct,
>first-hand knowledge of the UFO/ET subject.
>
>The goal of the CSETI Project Starlight initiative is to present the
>best available evidence and witness testimony in a manner which
>would constitute a definitive disclosure regarding the reality of the
>UFO/ET subject. This is to be done in a scientific, non-sensational
>and hopeful manner, assiduously avoiding an alarmist tone or
>emphasis.
>
>Since 1993, Dr. Steven Greer, CSETI Director, and other CSETI
>Project Starlight team members, have provided preliminary
>briefings for White House staff, a sitting Director of Central
>Intelligence, senior military leaders, senior United Nations
>leadership, members of the Senate and House of Representatives,
>international leaders, and leaders in foreign governments, among
>others.
>
>It has always been our intent to effect this disclosure in cooperation
>with the United States and other governments , if possible. We are
>acutely aware of the vast and profound implications of this matter
>and for this reason have carefully included key government figures
>and offices in our deliberations and plans. From the start, it was
>made clear that, while we desired a cooperative effort leading
>towards disclosure, the matter would be disclosed through a
>civilian-led initiative should the government choose to be
>uninvolved.
>
>Through exhaustive and repeated private briefings with various
>government leaders, we learned that this subject was being
>managed in a way which kept the majority of our constitutional
>leadership uninformed on the subject. It became clear that we
>should collect the best evidence and witnesses and  provide
>unmistakable and unambiguous information to these leaders so that
>they could make a decision on how to proceed.  Obviously, unless
>the leadership was informed, there could be no chance of their
>disclosing any information to the public, or of even convening an
>open hearing and inquiry.
>
>On 15 November 1997, a letter was sent to all pertinent offices of
>the United States Government asking for a determination on the
>validity of national security oaths related to the
>UFO/Extraterrestrial subject.  In this letter, which is available on
>the CSETI website (www.cseti.org) it was stated that it was our
>assessment that these oaths and restrictions were null and void,
>since the oversight of the projects related to this subject was
>improper, illegal and extra-constitutional.
>
>Further, it was stated that, unless otherwise directed by 1 January
>1997, we would regard all military, intelligence and other
>government-related witnesses to UFO/Extraterrestrial  projects and
>events as free to speak openly about what they know concerning
>this topic.
>
>No corrective measures or statements - oral , written or otherwise -
> were submitted to us by 1 January 1997. Through back-door
>channels it was conveyed that we would be allowed to move
>forward, and that our progress was being noted by various military,
>intelligence, government and private groups connected to the
>subject.
>
>Pursuant to the above letter, since no instructions stating otherwise
>were sent by the US Government, CSETI proceeded to plan a
>Washington DC Briefing  for this spring, as promised.
>
>During the week of April 7-11,  the CSETI Project Starlight team
>convened a gathering of nearly 20 first-hand government witnesses
>to UFO/ET events. These events principally took place at the
>Westin Hotel in Washington DC, although separate briefings took
>place at the Pentagon and elsewhere in the Washington vicinity.
>
>All of the US government witnesses which were present signed a
>statement that they are willing to testify under oath before an open
>hearing in the US Congress concerning the UFO/ET projects and
>events which they  personally and directly witnessed.  These
>government UFO witnesses spanned from the early 1950s to the
>1990s, and represented events and/or projects observed while these
>witnesses were in the Air Force, Army, Navy, NASA, private
>industry and intelligence operations.  
>
>Most of these witnesses had top secret clearances and were
>testifying regarding events which took place while they had those
>clearances.
>
>It should be noted that the witnesses which were assembled during
>the week of April 7-11 are the courageous tip of a much larger
>iceberg: There are 107 such first-hand government UFO witnesses
>who have been identified to date, and who should be subpoenaed
>by the Congress to testify in open hearings. Conceptually, these
>witnesses may be divided into three levels:
>     
>     >Level One Witnesses. These are witnesses who are ready
>and willing to come forward today, as a unified coalition, to
>disclosure what they know about the subject. There are 44 such
>witnesses thus far identified.
>
>     >Level Two Witnesses: These are witnesses who have been
>identified but feel intimidated about coming forward and request
>the protection of Congressional hearings and the protective effect
>of a Congressional subpoena. They number 55.
>
>     >Level Three Witnesses - These are witnesses who are
>known to us but who are considered probably hostile or
>uncooperative witnesses. They would need to be subpoenaed and
>treated as potentially hostile witnesses. There are at least 8 such
>witnesses in this category.
>
>The Washington Briefings of April 7-11, 1997
>
>The purpose of the events of April 7-11 were as follows:
>
>     >To gather together bona-fide first hand government UFO
>witnesses to further solidify the coalition of such witnesses who are
>willing to come forward with definitive, unambiguous information
>concerning the UFO/ET subject.
>
>     >To convene a closed, confidential briefing for members of
>Congress, congressional staff, White House staff, military leaders
>and other Washington leaders on the subject, and for these leaders
>to hear the direct testimony of the US government and military
>witnesses. This briefing was designed to present the best scientific
>evidence and witness testimony to establish the reality of the
>subject matter, and to specifically ask for open congressional
>hearings on the matter.
>
>     >To conduct a background educational briefing for
>interested members of the media.
>
>     >To provide private briefings to other military, intelligence
>and political leaders as needed.
>
>All of the objectives listed above were met. 
>
>(All members of Congress, the President, Vice-President and key
>cabinet officials, as well as key military and intelligence leaders,
>were invited to the briefing. Further, they were offered the
>opportunity to receive private briefings at their convenience during
>the week.)
>
>Chronology:
>
>April 7, 1997: Various CSETI support staff arrive, as well as early
>arrival of some of the US government witnesses.  En route with
>one of the Eisenhower era witnesses, Dr. Greer et al discuss
>witness' contacts to the president of a Latin American country
>which may be helpful in obtaining a United Nations symposium on
>the subject.  
>
>April 8, 1997:  Arrival of all US Government witnesses, CSETI
>staff and others.  During a lunch meeting, Dr. Greer, Shari
>Adamiak and one of the US government witnesses meets with a
>producer for a major investigative TV program, to provide
>background information and an overview of the subject.  At 6 pm
>, all witnesses, along with Apollo Astronaut Edgar Mitchell and
>CSETI staff, gather for dinner. Introductions and an overview of
>the project's plans and goals were provided.  At 10:30 pm CSETI
>support staff gather to discuss logistics, security and other issues
>related to the events of April 9 and 10.
>
>April 9, 1997:  7:45 am breakfast  meeting between Dr. Greer and
>an influential former member of Congress who offers to help us
>move this subject forward in the Congress.
>
>     9 am - 1 pm : Gathering of US Government Witnesses, with
>statements recorded. This is a closed meeting for the witnesses and
>senior CSETI staff, at which detailed accounts of the witnesses
>experiences related to their US government service or employment
>is shared. It is also a time of bonding and support for the witnesses
>as a coalition.
>
>     1 pm- Lunch with the witnesses and CSETI team.  Dr.
>Greer also briefs during lunch an important Washington figure who
>offers to help network this subject to various points in the
>Washington leadership.
>
>     2:30 pm -5 pm - Continuation of US Government Witness
>testimony and recording of statements.
>
>     5 - 5:45 pm - Dr. Greer meets with new witness who relates
>definitive testimony related to Los Alamos and other facilities.
>(This  is a Level Two Witness)
>
>     7 pm - 7:40 pm  Reception for members of Congress,
>Congressional staff, foreign embassy staff and other Washington
>VIPs and leaders.
>
>     7:45- about 10 pm - Closed Briefing for members of
>Congress and Congressional staff, etc.  Nearly 30 congressional
>offices were represented by either members of congress or staff
>members. Also present were VIPs from the executive branch,
>foreign embassy staff, government scientists, representatives sent
>to the briefing by 2 state governors' offices, and many other
>dignitaries.
>
>     During the briefing, participants were introduced to a
>substantial Briefing Document which contains numerous scientific
>cases and over 250 pages of definitive and unambiguous US
>Government documents related to the subject. The government
>documents were selected from a larger collection of several
>thousand. Many were provided to CSETI by the CIA in 1994.
>
>     These participants also viewed a collection of excellent
>photographic, video and movie footage evidence spanning over 40
>years and from every continent.
>
>     Eleven first hand government and military witnesses were
>selected to testify before this group of government leaders. For over
>one and a  half hours, they provided definitive and unambiguous
>testimony regarding UFO/ET events.  Their testimony ranged from
>a world-renown astronomer who was present when an apparent
>extraterrestrial signal was received at the Harvard observatory
>(SETI) facility, to an Eisenhower military top secret witness who
>saw ET metal debris from a UFO crash , to a NASA employee
>who saw a picture with a UFO clearly in broad daylight which was
>destined to be air-brushed out before release, to a Navy employee
>with a top secret clearance who was present in 1981 during  a
>major encounter off the eastern seaboard, which was tracked by
>satellite, radar, and chased by military planes with a resulting clear
>day- time photograph.
>
>     The richness of detail of this testimony,  and the down-to-
>earth sincerity of these witnesses, was very moving to the gathered
>officials.  
>
>     At the end of the briefing, one of the Congressional staffers
>came to the podium and, unsolicited by us, appealed to those
>congressional staffers and members of congress gathered to take
>definitive steps to let this information out to the public.
>
>     Numerous congressional offices represented at this historic
>briefing expressed a sincere desire to move this subject forward and
>to work with us in obtaining open congressional hearings as soon
>as possible.  There was great enthusiasm for this, and one staffer
>from a congressional office has volunteered to coordinate these
>efforts in Washington with CSETI.
>
>     The combination of the extensive briefing materials,
>videotape evidence, first-hand witness testimony and the
>participation of so many congressional offices and other
>Washington leaders and dignitaries certainly constitutes the most
>historic civilian gathering in UFO/ET history.
>
>     In planning this event, we had hoped for positive RSVPs
>from 5-10 Congressional offices. The participation of nearly 30
>such offices, as well as representatives from the executive branch
>and 2 state governors, certainly exceeded our expectations.
>
>     Each congressional office and VIP were provided with:
>          
>          >The CSETI Briefing Document and related case
>materials
>          >The Videotape summary of photographs, videos and
>movie footage of UFOs
>          >A copy of the 1965 Edwards Air Force Base Air
>Traffic Control Tower tape of multiple  UFO encounters , with
>transcript
>          
>     Following the presentation, a number of congressional
>staffers remained to discuss this subject with the witnesses and
>CSETI staff and leaders.
>
>April 10, 1997:  10 am - Briefing at the Pentagon for very senior
>military staff . The CSETI team present included five members: Dr.
>Steven Greer, Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Shari Adamiak, CSETI's
>military advisor and an Eisenhower-era first hand UFO/ET witness.
>This historic briefing lasted nearly one and one half hours and was
>enthusiastically received by senior Pentagon staff present.
>
>     During the afternoon of April 10, follow up with various
>congressional staffers, other Washington VIPs and the media took
>place.
>
>     7 pm - Reception for invitation-only media briefing. Note:
>Uninvited media were not allowed into this meeting. For example,
>long time debunker Phil Klass appeared without an invitation and
>was politely removed from the reception area. Similarly, had
>tabloid media appeared, they too would have been asked to leave. 
>This meeting was a background educational briefing for major
>media only.
>
>     7:30 pm - Media Background briefing begins. Present are
>UPI, The Boston Globe , NBC, ABC the BBC and others.  Seven
>first-hand witnesses provided statements to the media, and a
>general overview of the subject was provided by Dr. Greer.
>Following the briefing, a question and answer period took place,
>and the media all had excellent and insightful questions. 
>     It should be noted that the above meeting was a background
>press briefing, not a press conference. The purpose of the meeting
>was to provide scientific background materials, and to introduce the
>invited media to the concept of open congressional hearings on the
>subject.  The CSETI media team felt that such a meeting would be
>an important step towards preparing the mainstream media for a
>future disclosure, and would encourage them to cover the subject
>in an informed and serious manner.
>
>
>Future Strategic Considerations:
>
>Much work remains to be done to follow up with the considerable
>interest generated by these briefings.  We will be forming a DC
>Coordinating Committee of congressional staffers, members of
>congress and other Washington area leaders to facilitate the
>educational and networking process needed to realize open
>Congressional hearings on this subject.
>
>Strategically, we sense the need to move quickly with consolidating
>any interest in Congress on this subject, and to call for open
>hearings in the near future. In a parallel and therefore
>complementing effort, we are working with points of contact to
>other nations and the UN to facilitate an open symposium on the
>subject at the UN in the near future.  We have been advised that
>the best route to achieve this is to secure the support of other
>nations with missions to the UN and have them directly ask for
>such an inquiry and symposium. Anyone with contacts to other
>nations which may be helpful in this regard should contact Dr.
>Greer as soon as possible.
>
>Unless there are positive results from these efforts within a
>reasonable amount of time, it is our intent to move forward with a
>civilian disclosure process independent of any governmental
>involvement.  We feel that the subject must be placed on the
>national and international agenda, and that we must have the
>resolve to move forward with or without specific governmental
>support or involvement.
>
>However, the gravity of the subject, together with the far-reaching
>and deep ramifications of such a disclosure, necessitates a cautious,
>deliberate and inclusive policy for the present.  We feel that it is
>imperative to provide excellent scientific cases, evidence and
>witness testimony to appropriate government leaders, in the US and
>elsewhere, thus empowering them to take the subject seriously, and
>to provide positive leadership.  Only after such efforts, which are
>nearing completion, can we feel that we have done all that is
>possible to empower the democratic institutions which are the
>bedrock of our society. 
>
>As a civilian group taking a leadership position in this matter we
>feel that it is essential that we also move towards a global civilian
>multi-media educational project. Even should the Congress or UN
>take up this subject, it will be necessary for us to continue to
>provide perspective, a framework of understanding on the subject,
>and accurate information and evidence.
>
>The concerned and interested public are encouraged to do the
>following to assist us in this historic undertaking:
>
>     >Write and call your congressional representative and
>members of the Senate from your state asking them to support open
>congressional hearings on the UFO/ET subject.
>
>     >Help us in identifying further first-hand US and other
>government UFO witnesses who may join in the historic and
>courageous witnesses coalition.
>
>     >Help us identify more of the best available evidence on the
>subject, including scientific cases, photographs, movie footage,
>videotape footage, government documents,and extraterrestrial
>artifacts (such as metal samples and biological samples).
>
>     >Assist us in networking this project to national and
>international leaders who can further assist in establishing a global
>disclosure on the subject.
>
>     >Help us identify sources of funding for this historic effort.
>We urgently need a full time staff to pursue the momentum already
>created; we have clearly gone beyond the point where an all-
>volunteer effort can be effective.
>
>The time has come for the world to know that we are not alone in
>this vast universe. The era of excessive secrecy, which is so
>corrosive to a free and democratic society, must end. Working
>together, we can create a truly open and free society, which
>through much deliberation and wise efforts, may someday take its
>place among other planetary civilizations.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>15 April 1997
>Steven M. Greer M.D.
>CSETI Director
>PO Box 15401 
>Asheville NC 28813
>704-274-5671 - Fax: 704-274-6766
>email: Dr_ET@compuserve.com
>
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