Sunday, January 20, 2008

UFO Test Case Needed

Last week, several witnesses reported seeing a huge, totally quiet UFO in the skies over Stephenville, Texas. Some put the craft at a mile long. Just on general principles, a mile long seems unlikely, but maybe everything really is big in Texas. That said, such huge craft have been reported before, perhaps most notably over Phoenix in March of 1997.

Larry King featured the Stephenville sightings on his nightly CNN talk show. King, over the latest few months, has regularly featured UFO discussions. They always play out the same way. Those who think there's something real and extraterrestrial in the UFO phenomenon point to all the reports, many from reputable people, many with multiple witnesses, and some, they insist, complete with physical evidence. Skeptics, on the other hand, simply deny any real evidence of extraterrestrial visitations exists.

Lawyers looking to pin down some fine legal point will look for a test case, a case that turns precisely on the point the lawyer wants determined, with no extraneous issues that could muddy the decision. Barring aliens presenting themselves on the White House lawn at high noon, the best way for UFOlogists to finally prevail would be for them to find the perfect test case.

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