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Article #162: The UFO Lawyer

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If you thought UFO sightings only associated with UFO and ET contact.
belonged in science fiction movies and Targeted projects include the release of
late night TV, and that believers existed information from the government, the
on the fringe of society, think again. It investigation into UFO phenomenon and the
is a little known fact that for over appropriate collection and dispersal of
thirty years UFO investigations and information.
contact with ETs have been debated even Gersten and the people involved in CAUS
in our respected US courtrooms. are so dedicated that services are
Peter Gersten, AKA the UFO lawyer, is a offered pro bono to eye witnesses or
maverick who for the last twenty years individuals who possess physical or other
has been blazing a trail for those who genuine evidence. As would be expected in
have experienced frightening and any lawyer-client relationship,
unexplainable events, by giving them a confidentiality is guaranteed.
voice in a society where they have been One might ask how someone becomes a UFO
previously shunned. The founding director lawyer. Not surprisingly, there is no
of CAUS (Citizens Against UFO Secrecy), field specific to this practice. To date,
Gersten is opposed to keeping UFO Gersten is the only attorney to
information from the American public. successfully sue the government for UFO
Lacking the sensationalism of other documents. He trained and practiced as a
publicized court cases, the success of traditional lawyer for years before
CAUS is not generally known, except among finding his niche and committing himself
UFO researchers. It may come as a to these projects. Before he became the
surprise to know that Gersten, UFO lawyer, he practiced criminal law in
representing Ground Saucer Watch, won his New York for 25 years. He now practices
first UFO-related case in 1977 against law in Arizona, where he currently is a
the CIA, which resulted in the release of trial attorney with the Navajo County
over 900 pages of UFO-related documents. Public Defenders Office. Maybe in the
Even more interesting is the fact that 57 near to distant future, as more
documents were allowed to be withheld, information is released and the public
claiming national security becomes more aware of UFO phenomenon,
considerations. Since that day, Gersten there will be a greater call for lawyers
has challenged this claim, forming CAUS in this field, and firms may be
and bringing even more relevant issues established for that end. Until then,
into the spotlight by bringing them into interested persons would certainly be
the courtroom. wise to study science and technology, as
CAUS is a non-profit organization well as the traditional courses required
dedicated to ending the secrecy that is for a JD.






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