From: David Rudiak <drudiak.nul>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:40:24 -0800
Fwd Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:10:39 -0500
Subject: O'Hare UFO Case & 'Boston Legal'


Maybe you missed it, but Boston Legal the TV show dealt with the
O'Hare Airport UFO Case Tuesday night. Attorney Alan Shore's
client was a cognitive therapist at a hospital who is fired for
saying he saw a UFO, aliens were here, and then imparting his
belief in UFOs to his clients. The client was suing to get his
job back.

Unfortunately, the show portrays the therapist as a bit weird
and I thought, here we go again. However, it turns out, the UFO
the client saw was the one at O'Hare. To counter opposing
council's portrayal of the client and subject matter as crazy,
Shore gives the jury the O'Hare case in detail, pointing out
that there were many credible witnesses to the UFO, and puts a
tower controller on the stand, who confirms the multiple calls
into the tower.

So the client was bizarre, but the case was dealt with very
seriously on a network program. I find that interesting.
Probably more people learned about the O'Hare case watching
Boston Legal than read about it in the newspapers. I wonder what
writer/producer David E. Kelley's interest is in the subject.


David Rudiak