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Budd Hopkins
Also known as: Bud Hopkins
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The Alien Abduction Phenomenon of the Mid-20th Century - Shortform shortform.com Mar 14, 2024 5 facts
accountThe book "Communion: A True Story" is based on the experiences of author Whitley Strieber, who reported "lost time" and terrifying flashbacks that were later linked to an alleged encounter with aliens through hypnosis conducted by Budd Hopkins.
quoteBudd Hopkins described the 'Linda Case' as the best case he had ever worked with and noted it was the subject of a book he was writing.
accountBud Hopkins documented accounts of individuals who claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials multiple times.
referenceIn his 1981 book, Bud Hopkins documented accounts of individuals who claimed to have been abducted by UFOs, experienced memory erasure, and were returned without recollection of the events.
claimBud Hopkins popularized the concepts of repeated alien abductions and the existence of hybrid human-alien babies within the alien abduction narrative.
Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimBudd Hopkins, Whitley Strieber, David Jacobs, and John Mack defended the veracity of individuals claiming to have been kidnapped, examined, and experimented upon by extraterrestrial beings.
quoteGreg Eghigian described Budd Hopkins, Whitley Strieber, David Jacobs, and John Mack as 'new missionaries' who defended the veracity of abduction claims while acting as investigators, therapists, and advocates for the claimants.
claimBudd Hopkins, Whitley Strieber, David Jacobs, and John Mack were leaders among the new generation of UFO advocates in the 1980s and 1990s.
Alien abduction - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
measurementUFO researcher Budd Hopkins estimated that errors in returning abductees occur in 4–5 percent of abduction reports.
quoteUFO researcher Budd Hopkins described the mistakes made by abductors when returning captives as 'the cosmic application of Murphy's Law'.
claimThomas E. Bullard asserts that the child presentation phase in abduction stories appears to be an innovation with no clear antecedents before its popularization by Budd Hopkins and David Jacobs.
Ufology: From Fringe to Mainstream to Fringe? - Skeptic Magazine skeptic.com Feb 20, 2026 1 fact
claimLeslie Kean had a prior interest in UAP and alien abductions, having lived for some years with abduction researcher Budd Hopkins.