http://www.jrnl.net/news/00/Jun/jrn3190600.html Va. residents petition court to push Gilmore on UFO issues Suit seeks to empanel grand jury for alien abduction investigations Suit seeks action on UFOs By JOSH LOFTIN Journal staff writer They have appeared in books as little green men, in movies as furry Wookies and on television as physics professors. Soon, aliens and unidentified flying objects could become the center of attention at Alexandria Circuit Court. Seeking to end decades of "government cover-up," Alexandria resident Larry W. Bryant - along with Gretchen Condon of Hampton and Evelyn J. Goodwin of Newport News - has filed a civil suit against Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore asking a court to order Gilmore to address the issue of UFOs and alien abduction. "Our demand comes in the form of an extroadinary legal remedy that may or may not succeed in giving victims of the so-called UFO/E.T. abduction phenomenon their day in court," Bryant said in a news release. No other plaintiffs could be contacted because of unlisted numbers. The suit, filed June 5, does not seek any money. Instead, it has four primary goals. Bryant wants a special state grand jury empaneled to investigate the numerous UFO sighting and abduction claims. He wants Gilmore to create a task force to analyze all data related to the "alien invasion." The suit seeks to have Virginia's National Guard units trained to handle the continuing "alien invasion," as they might prepare to handle a terrorist attack. The suit wants Virginia to grant victims of alien abductions the same rights that victims of other attacks, such as rape, receive. Because of the continuing reports of strange encounters from people throughout the world, Bryant said in a telephone interview, "there is just too much smoke to ignore." So far, the case has garnered very little serious attention. Bryant has sent numerous e-mail messages to Gilmore and the Virginia Attorney General Mark Earley's office, most of which were returned because of computer errors. He also has sent certified letters with copies of the suit to both offices, yet has not received a response, he said. When contacted for this story, a spokesman for Earley had no comment. "Maybe they hope I'll just dry up and blow away, but that's a fruitless hope," Bryant said. "This is not some exercise in gamesmanship. This is a legitimate suit, and they should treat it as such." Bryant is well aware that filing a suit to force the government's hand on UFOs will look slightly crazy to some people. Because of the nature of the suit, he has failed to find an attorney willing to represent him and the other plaintiffs. Yet he said he remains undeterred and is convinced he has done enough homework and provided enough evidence to win the case. "The court has to take every lawsuit seriously and hear both sides equally," said Bryant, who retired from his job as a technical writer for the Army in 1994. Included in Bryant's case folder of more than 50 pages are police reports of abductions in surrounding areas, complete with one victim's drawings of the aliens. Also, Bryant cites numerous cases involving the governor's responsibility to protect the commonwealth from invasions, as well as UFO research by private citizens and government agencies. Although the suit is the first filed by Bryant, he is no stranger to UFO research. For 22 years, he has run the Alexandria-based Citizens Against UFO Secrecy, an organization which has a similar legal battle with Arizona officials. In the Arizona case, which seeks to have the Defense Department release all of the documents it has about UFO reports, CAUS is appealing a denial of its Freedom of Information Act request to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The time is right to begin battling the UFO "cover-up" in court because "the climate has changed," Bryant said. "There is so much research to do out there," he said. More than anything, however, Bryant want answers to all of the questions the public asks. After all, he said, "what's the big secret?" __________ Exopolitics - Alternative News for ecology, consciousness & Universe politics. MIRROR SITES: USA http://www.exopolitics.com/ CZECH http://mujweb.cz/www/ecologynews/ UK http://members.tripod.co.uk/ecologynews/ Canada http://www.ecologynews.com/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! 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