Mar 10
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Alien Abduction Pt1 Budd Hopkins
In the first half of the show, abduction investigator Budd Hopkins discussed his new memoir, in which he explores his life as an artist, and as a pioneer in the field of UFO research. During his decades long investigations, he mentored both David Jacobs and John Mack, who took divergent views on the alien presence. Hopkins said abduction cases suggest a physical reality, with people having scoop marks where the aliens have taken skin samples. Often times abductees report missing time, he detailed, and aliens implant screen memories in them, so people might recall seeing owls, for instance, rather than ets. Hopkins finds it unlikely that the government would be staging abductions, as such ET encounters date back to the 1920′s. Describing how alien abductions could be investigated if there were greater resources, he outlined a scenario in which mobile vans could be sent to places where abductions have taken place, to psychologically & medically assist people, and collect evidence. He also commented that efforts to send faxes and communications about UFO/ET issues to congressional representatives is counterproductive, as this generally just leads to humor pieces in the press, rather than the subject being taken seriously.
