UFO-Abductions [antikvár]

OneThe UFO-Abduction Era BeginsIt was the third week of September 1966, and the "UFO Era" was almost 20 years old, when the October 4 issue of Look magazine hit the stands with the story of Betty Hill and her husband, Barney, who claimed that they had been abducted by a UFO five years earlier and subjected to a superficial physical examination by curious but friendly UFOnauts. Many thousands of persons had reported seeing UFOs since they were first "discovered" in June 1947. And, despite the lack of any credible, physical evidence and repeated U.S. Air Force disclaimers, some people suspected that UFOs might be extraterrestrial craft.Look magazine took a nearly full-page advertisement in the New York Times to promote the two-part series by John G. Füller. The ad said in part: "On September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 'sighted' a flying saucer. The experience shook them; worse, it left them with two 'lost' hours. Ultimately, they sought help from a distinguished Boston psychia-trist and neurologist. Under psychotherapy, including time-regression hypnosis, they both told extraordinary stories of being 'kidnapped1 aboard an alien space vessel, and of interrogation and examination by 'humanoid'creatures. After seven months of treatment, the doctor