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This file from the Agency Liaison records in the Clinton Presidential Records contains a 1997 report by Steven M. Greer of CSETI on its Washington briefings of April 7 to 11, 1997. The report describes a closed briefing that nearly 30 congressional offices attended, a briefing at the Pentagon and a background briefing for the media. It calls for open congressional hearings with 107 identified government witnesses. The file also includes Mark McCandlish's 1989 cutaway drawing of an "Alien Reproduction Vehicle."
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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 >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
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