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Budd Hopkins is a central figure in the study of alien abduction, having gained mainstream attention for his work on the phenomenon [1] and insisting on the veracity of such claims [2]. He is recognized as an abduction researcher [3] who documented reports of abductees [4] and analyzed the theoretical underpinnings of the experience [5].

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UFOs and the Boundaries of Science - Boston Review bostonreview.net Boston Review 1 fact
claimBudd Hopkins, Whitley Strieber, David Jacobs, and John Mack insisted on the veracity of alien abduction claims during the 1980s and 1990s.
Ufology: From Fringe to Mainstream to Fringe? - Skeptic Magazine skeptic.com Skeptic 1 fact
claimLeslie Kean had a prior interest in UAP and alien abductions, having lived for some years with abduction researcher Budd Hopkins.