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Info-ParaNet Newsletters Volume 1 Number 619
Info-ParaNet Newsletters Volume I Number 619
Thursday, January 21st 1993
(C) Copyright 1992 Paranet Information Service. All Rights Reserved.
Today's Topics:
Re: Stink
Re: Niles Man Vanishes??
Sighting- La Quinta, CA
Linda Report - 1/15
Linda Report - 2/15
Linda Report - 3/15
Linda Report - 4/15
Linda Report - 5/15
Linda Report - 6/15
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From: Tom.Davis@f201.n350.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Tom Davis)
Subject: Re: Stink
Date: 9 Jan 93 03:40:00 GMT
"Its just a little odd to me that something foreign would register as a
stink to a human unless that human had already smelled it some time
previously...."
Thinking back in my own life experiences, I can recall the first
time I caught a whiff of amonia, sulfuric acid and tobacco smoke. I
instantly disliked all three and have made it my life's work to avoid
them in the future (aside from a few interesting basements as a
pre-teen). I had no previous expoerience with any of the three prior
to smelling them - yet, I knew they stank.
Probably, on a similar basis, the people on the hill recognized an
odor unpleasant and unfamiliar and simply said, "It stank."
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From: Sheldon.Wernikoff@p0.f605.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Sheldon Wernikoff)
Subject: Re: Niles Man Vanishes??
Date: 12 Jan 93 04:57:01 GMT
Hi Tom,
I logged on to Quicksilver today and ascertained the reason why I
never received your message re: the "vanishing Niles man". You
posted it to the _Quicksilver Support Conference_, not ParaNet.
Anyway, to make a long story short, the Niles Police Dept. knew
nothing about a man dematerializing from a hotel balcony.
Additionally, the _Niles Spectator_, which is the only "all Niles"
newspaper, was totally unaware of the account, as were the
"Review", and "Life" newspapers, which encompass Niles and the
surrounding towns of Skokie, Morton Grove, and Lincolnwood.
I phoned radio station WLS in Chicago, where a programmer _thought_
she remembered the story being broadcast, but explained that
transcripts are typically retained for only 30 days. So of course,
the name of this vanished man's relative is not retrievable.
I think we're at a dead-end here. What say you?
-- Sheldon
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From: Steve.Gresser@f100.n1012.z9.FIDONET.ORG (Steve Gresser)
Subject: Sighting- La Quinta, CA
Date: 11 Jan 93 08:04:00 GMT
>> Robert Ceballos of Palm Springs filmed the strange lights
>> with his video camera and spent most of the day showing it to
>> others.
> SG> Has anyone viewed the film or attempted to get a copy of it?
>
> I have viewed the video, made a copy of the video, and interviewed
> Robert as to what he saw.
[... clear, concise, intelligent explaination deleted because I didn't write
it ...][Grin!]
> Personally, I am writing this sighting off as a sighting of natural
> phenomenon, with the current evidence, can not do otherwise.
Thank you, Jeff, for that assesment! That is very helpful. As was the case
with my sighting (I believe it was over a month ago now), claims can be made,
but without independant witnesses or clear recordings of these claims, the
overall effect must be one of, "Well, if it's so, I don't see it and can't
really add it to my records as a sighting of something 'very-strange'".
This kind of examination of evidence is what we need more of in the feild.
Thank you again!
Steve
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From: Don.Allen@p1.f81.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Don Allen)
Subject: Linda Report - 1/15
Date: 12 Jan 93 06:13:15 GMT
* Forwarded from "UFO"
* Originally by Don Allen
* Originally to All
* Originally dated 11 Jan 1993, 22:53
The following came in the mail today on a 5.25 disk and contained this
ascii file. It is the final report on the investigation of the Hopkins
Linda Napolitano case by George Hansen, Joe Stefula and Rich Butler. Other
than some re-formatting of the text to fit the echoes here, it's included
in full. Unfortunately, the text is very large so I've broken it down
into 15 parts with an average line length of 88 lines for the benefit
of those who use off-line message readers. For those interested in doing
some follow-up, addresses and phone numbers are included in the text of
the investigators. I've already spoken with Joe Stefula and George Hansen
on this case and would suggest you do likewise if you have further
questions.
Since this is somewhat of a major event, this text will be forwarded to ALL
the UFO echoes. I will leave it to you to form your own opinion.
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M E M O
To: Those Interested in the UFO Problem
From: Joseph J. Stefula (609) 893-9278
7 Michigan Terrace
Browns Mills, NJ 08015
Richard D. Butler (609) 625-2890
P.O. Box 65
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
George P. Hansen (609) 426-0927
Princeton Arms North 1, Apt. 59
Cranbury, NJ 08512
Date: 08 January 1993
Re: Budd Hopkins' case of the abduction of Linda Napolitano
Enclosed is our report on the much acclaimed case of the UFO abduction of
Linda Napolitano. We invite your comments.
Hopkins' claims have generated enormous publicity and have been mentioned in
the New York Times, Omni, the Wall Street Journal, and Paris Match, among
others. As such, this case is likely to have a substantial impact on the
field of ufology.
Leadership in both the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) and the J. Allen Hynek
Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) aggressively opposed our investigation, and
both previously refused to publish our criticisms. This raises grave
questions about the scientific and journalistic integrity of MUFON and
CUFOS.
Those organizations have many members, and we are unable to provide more
than a few copies of this paper to others. We ask you to help us with the
distribution. Please feel free to make copies of this article, post it on
electronic bulletin boards, and print it in periodicals.
A Critique of Budd Hopkins' Case of the UFO Abduction
of
Linda Napolitano
by Joseph J. Stefula, Richard D. Butler, and George P. Hansen
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ABSTRACT: Budd Hopkins has made a number of public presentations of a
purported UFO abduction case with multiple witnesses. The primary abductee is
Linda Napolitano, who lives in an apartment building on the lower east side of
Manhattan (New York City). She claims to have been abducted by
extraterrestrial aliens from her 12th floor apartment in November 1989. It is
claimed that three witnesses in a car two blocks away observed Linda and alien
beings float out of a window and ascend into a craft. One alleged witness was
United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar. It is also claimed
that a woman on the Brooklyn Bridge observed the abduction. Linda has reported
nose bleeds, and one X-ray displays an implant in her nose.
To date, Hopkins has provided no full, detailed written report, but he did
publish a couple five page articles in the September and December 1992 issues
of the Mufon UFO Journal and made a presentation at the 1992 MUFON symposium.
We have made use of that information as well as records from other
presentations, and we have interviewed the abductee. A number of serious
questions arose from our examination. The case has many exotic aspects, and we
have identified a science fiction novel that may have served as the basis for
elements of the story.
Several prominent leaders in ufology have become involved, and their behavior
and statements have been quite curious. Some have aggressively attempted to
suppress evidence of a purported attempted murder. The implications for the
understanding of ufology are discussed.
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From: Don.Allen@p1.f81.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Don Allen)
Subject: Linda Report - 2/15
Date: 12 Jan 93 06:13:16 GMT
* Forwarded from "UFO"
* Originally by Don Allen
* Originally to All
* Originally dated 11 Jan 1993, 22:56
<< cont from last >>
Budd Hopkins is the person most responsible for drawing attention to the
problem of the extraterrestrial (ET) abduction experience. His efforts have
been instrumental in stimulating both media attention and scientific
research devoted to the problem. He has written two popular books (Missing
Time, 1981, and Intruders, 1987), established the Intruders Foundation, and
has made innumerable appearances at conferences and in the media.
Although Hopkins is neither a trained therapist, an academic, nor a
scientist, he has involved such people in his work. John E. Mack, M.D., a
Pulitzer Prize winner and former head of the psychiatry department at
Harvard Medical School, has praised Hopkins' work and acknowledged his
indebtedness to him (Mack, 1992a, 1992b). Hopkins has collaborated with
university professors in co-authoring an article in the book Unusual
Personal Experiences (1992), which was sent to 100,000 mental health
professionals. He has testified as an expert witness at a hearing regarding
the medical competence of a physician who claims to have been abducted
(McKenna, 1992). Because of such strong endorsements and impressive
affiliations, and because of his untiring work on behalf of abductees,
Hopkins has become the single most visible figure in the UFO abduction
field. His contributions, positive or negative, will be quickly noticed by
those inside and outside ufology.
Last year, Hopkins made a number of public presentations about a spectacular
UFO abduction case occurring in November 1989 and having multiple witnesses.
The primary abductee was Linda Napolitano, a woman living on the 12th floor
of a high-rise apartment building in lower Manhattan (New York City)
[Hopkins has previously used the pseudonym "Linda Cortile" in this case].
It is claimed that three witnesses in a car two blocks away observed Linda
and three ET aliens emerge from a window and ascend into a craft. Further
it is claimed that a woman who was driving across the Brooklyn Bridge also
saw the event.
The case has generated enormous interest and drawn international attention.
It has been discussed in the Wall Street Journal (Jefferson, 1992), Omni
(Baskin, 1992), Paris Match (De Brosses, 1992), the New York Times (Sontag,
1992), and Hopkins and Napolitano have appeared on the television show
Inside Edition. The Mufon UFO Journal labeled it "The Abduction Case of the
Century" (Stacy, 1992, p. 9). Even the technical magazine ADVANCE for
Radiologic Science Professionals carried a discussion of Linda's nasal
implant (Hatfield, 1992). We should expect continuing coverage of the
affair not only in the UFO press but also in the major media.
In a short article previewing his 1992 MUFON symposium presentation, he
wrote: "I will be presenting what I believe to be the most important case
for establishing the objective reality of UFO abductions that I have yet
encountered" (Hopkins, 1992, p. 20). During his lecture at the symposium he
stated: "This is probably the most important case I've ever run into in my
life" (tape recorded, July 1992). In his abstract for the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology Abduction Study Conference held in June 1992 he
wrote: "The importance of this case is virtually immeasurable, as it
powerfully supports both the objective reality of UFO abductions and the
accuracy of regressive hypnosis as employed with this abductee." Because of
Hopkins' renown, and because of his evaluation, this case warrants our
careful scrutiny.
THE AUTHORS' INVOLVEMENT
The first two authors had learned of the case before Hopkins had spoken
publicly of it, and they decided to monitor its progress. They regularly
briefed the third author as their investigation progressed. As the affair
became publicized, all three became concerned about the long term effect it
might have on abduction research.
For several years Richard Butler attended Hopkins' informal meetings
organized for abductees and abduction researchers. Butler became familiar
with the case during those meetings, and he invited Stefula to a gathering
in early October 1991. At the meeting, Hopkins outlined the case, and
afterward, Stefula had a chance to chat with Linda about her experiences.
Butler and Stefula gave Linda their telephone numbers. She was advised that
if she needed any assistance she could contact them. Stefula told her that
he had numerous contacts in federal and state law enforcement agencies that
could be of aid to her. The same information was provided to Hopkins.
On January 28, 1992, Linda requested a meeting with Richard Butler, and on
February 1, 1992, Linda, Stefula and Butler met in New York City, and Linda
provided additional details about her experiences (described below). During
that meeting, she asked them not to inform Hopkins of their discussions. At
the 1992 MUFON convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico in July, both Hopkins
and Linda appeared on the podium and presented the case. Stefula attended
the convention and heard the talk, and disturbing questions arose. Some of
the statements directly contradicted what Linda had earlier told Stefula and
Butler. We contacted Hopkins in an attempt to resolve these matters, but he
declined to meet with us, saying that he didn't want to discuss the case
until his book manuscript was submitted. Despite his initial reluctance,
eventually a meeting was arranged on October 3, 1992 at Hopkins' home, and a
few more details then emerged.
<< cont >>
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From: Don.Allen@p1.f81.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Don Allen)
Subject: Linda Report - 3/15
Date: 12 Jan 93 06:14:17 GMT
* Forwarded from "UFO"
* Originally by Don Allen
* Originally to All
* Originally dated 11 Jan 1993, 22:58
<< cont from last >>
SUMMARY OF CASE
In order to compile this summary of alleged events, we have relied upon
Hopkins' and Linda's talks from the podium of the 1992 MUFON symposium, on
our interviews with Linda, on Hopkins' talk at the Portsmouth, New Hampshire
UFO conference, September 13, 1992, and Hopkins' two five-page articles in
the September and December issues of the Mufon UFO Journal.
In April 1989 Hopkins received a letter from Linda Napolitano, a resident of
New York City. Linda wrote that she had begun reading his book Intruders
and had remembered that 13 years earlier she had detected a bump next to her
nose. It was examined by a physician who insisted that she had undergone
nasal surgery. Linda claimed that she never had such surgery, and she even
checked with her mother, who confirmed that impression.
Hopkins took an interest in the case because there was a potential for
medical evidence and because Linda lived relatively close to Hopkins, which
facilitated their meeting. Linda visited Hopkins and discussed her past
experiences with him. She recalled some pertinent earlier events in her
life but believed that she was no longer directly involved with any
abduction phenomena. Linda then began attending meetings of Hopkins'
support group for abductees.
On November 30, 1989, Linda called Hopkins and reported that she had been
abducted during the early morning hours of that day, and she provided some
details. A few days later, she underwent regressive hypnosis, and Linda
remembered floating out of her apartment window, 12 stories above the
ground. She recalled ascending in a bluish-white beam of light into a craft
which was hovering over the building.
Richard and Dan
Over a year later (February 1991), Hopkins received a letter signed with the
first names, Richard and Dan. (We have no hard evidence that "Richard" and
"Dan" actually exist. In order to avoid overburdening the reader, we will
typically omit the word "alleged" when mentioning them.) The letter claimed
that the two were police officers who were under cover in a car beneath the
elevated FDR Drive between 3:00 and 3:30 a.m. in late November 1989. Above
a high-rise apartment building, they observed a large, bright reddish-orange
object with green lights around its side. They wrote that they saw a woman
and several strange figures float out a window and up into the object.
Richard and Dan said that they had come across Hopkins' name and decided to
write to him. They went on to say that they were extremely concerned about
her well being, wanted to locate the woman, talk to her, and be assured that
she was alive and safe. The two also mentioned that they could identify the
building and window from which she emerged.
After receiving the letter, Hopkins promptly called Linda and told her that
she might expect a visit from two policemen. A few days later, Linda
telephoned Hopkins to tell him that she had been visited by Richard and Dan.
When they had knocked on her door, introducing themselves as police
officers, she was not too surprized because she reports that police
frequently canvass her apartment complex looking for witnesses to crimes.
Even with Hopkins' prior call, she did not expect Richard and Dan to
actually appear. After they arrived and entered her home, there was an
emotional greeting, and they expressed relief that she was alive. However,
Richard and Dan were disinclined to meet with or talk to Hopkins, despite
the fact that they had written him earlier and despite Linda's entreaties to
do so. Richard asked Linda if it was acceptable for them to write out an
account of their experience and then read it into a tape recorder. She
agreed, and a couple weeks later Hopkins received a tape recording from
Richard describing their experience.
Some time thereafter, Hopkins received a letter from Dan giving a bit more
information. The letter reported that Richard had taken a leave of absence
because the close encounter had been so emotionally traumatic. Dan also
mentioned that Richard secretly watched Linda. (This information is from
Hopkins' oral presentation at the 1992 MUFON symposium in Albuquerque. At
the Portsmouth, New Hampshire conference, Hopkins said that he had received
a letter from Richard saying that Dan was forced to take of leave of
absence. It is not clear if Hopkins misspoke at some point, or whether both
individuals took leaves of absence.)
Hopkins received another letter from Dan which said that he and Richard were
not really police officers but actually security officers who had been
driving a very important person (VIP) to a helicopter pad in lower Manhattan
when the sighting occurred. The letter claimed that their car stalled, and
Richard had pushed it, parking it beneath the FDR Drive. According to Dan,
the VIP had also witnessed the abduction event and had become hysterical.
<< cont >>
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From: Don.Allen@p1.f81.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Don Allen)
Subject: Linda Report - 4/15
Date: 12 Jan 93 06:15:18 GMT
* Forwarded from "UFO"
* Originally by Don Allen
* Originally to All
* Originally dated 11 Jan 1993, 22:59
<< cont from last >>
The Kidnappings
Linda claimed that in April of 1991 she encountered Richard on the street
near her apartment. She was asked to get into a car that Dan was driving,
but she refused. Richard picked her up and, with some struggle, forced her
into the vehicle. Linda reported that she was driven around for 3 1/2
hours, interrogated about the aliens, and asked whether she worked for the
government. She also said that she was forced to remove her shoes so they
could examine her feet to determine whether she was an ET alien (they later
claimed that aliens lack toes). Linda did remember another car being
involved with the kidnapping, and under hypnotic regression she recalled the
license plate number of that car, as well as part of the number of the car
in which she rode. Hopkins reports that the numbers have been traced to
particular "agencies" (he gave no further details).
At the MUFON symposium, Linda was asked if she had reported the kidnapping
to the police. She said that she had not and went on to say that the
kidnapping was legal because it had to do with national security.
In conversations with Butler in early 1992, Linda had expressed concerns
about her personal safety. A meeting was arranged with Stefula because of
his background in law enforcement. During the afternoon and early evening
of February 1, the three met in New York City, and Linda described further
details of the kidnappings.
She reported that on the morning of October 15, 1991, Dan accosted her on
the street and pulled her into a red Jaguar sports car. Linda happened to
be carrying a tape recorder and was able to surreptitiously record a few
minutes of Dan's questioning, but he soon discovered and confiscated it.
Dan drove to a beach house on the shore of Long Island. There he demanded
that Linda remove her clothes and put on a white nightgown, similar to the
one she wore the night of the abduction. He said he wanted to have sex with
her. She refused but then agreed to put on the nightgown over her clothes.
Once she did, Dan dropped to his knees and started to talk incoherently
about her being the "Lady of the Sands." She fled the beach house, but Dan
caught her on the beach and bent her arm behind her. He placed two fingers
on the back of her neck, leading Linda to believe that it was a gun. He
then forced her into the water and pushed her head under twice. He
continued to rave incoherently, and as her head was being pushed under for
the third time, she believed that she would not come up again. Then, a
"force" hit Dan and knocked him back onto the beach. She started to run but
heard a sound like a gun being cocked. She looked back and saw Dan taking a
picture of her (Linda mentioned that pictures from the beach were eventually
sent to Hopkins). She continued running, but Richard appeared beside her,
seemingly out of nowhere. He stopped her and convinced her to return to the
beach house and told her that he would control Dan by giving him a Mickey
Finn. She agreed. Once inside, Richard put Dan in the shower to wash off
the mud and sand from the beach. This gave Linda a chance to search the
premises; she recovered her casette tape and discovered stationery bearing a
Central Intelligence Agency letterhead.
In a brief conversation on October 3, 1992, Hopkins told Hansen that Linda
came to him shortly after she arrived back in Manhattan after the
kidnapping. She was disheveled, had sand in her hair, and was traumatized by
the experience.
Further Contacts with Richard and Dan
During the February 1 meeting with Butler and Stefula, Linda reported that
she had met Richard outside a Manhattan bank on November 21, 1991. He told
her of Dan's deteriorating mental condition. During the Christmas season,
Linda received a card and a three page letter from Dan (dated 12/14/91).
The letter bore a United Nations stamp and postmark (the UN building in New
York has a post office which anyone can use). Dan wrote that he was in a
mental institution and was kept sedated. He expressed a strong romantic
interest in Linda. Some of his remarks suggested that he wanted to kidnap
her, take her out of the country, and marry her; Linda seemed alarmed by
this (she gave a copy of the letter to Stefula and Butler).
Linda also asserted that on December 15 and December 16, 1991, one of the
men had tried to make contact with her near the shopping area of the South
Street Seaport. He was driving a large black sedan with Saudi Arabian
United Nations license plates. During the first incident, to avoid him,
Linda reported that she went into a shop. The second day a similar thing
happened, and she stood next to some businessmen until he left the area.
The Third Man
At the February 1 meeting, Linda mentioned that Hopkins had received a
letter from "the third man" (the VIP), and she was able to repeat entire
sentences from this letter, seemingly verbatim. It discussed ecological
danger to the planet, and Linda indicated that aliens were involved in
ending the Cold War. The letter ended with a warning to Hopkins to stop
searching for "the third man" because it could potentially do harm to world
peace.
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From: Don.Allen@p1.f81.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Don Allen)
Subject: Linda Report - 5/15
Date: 12 Jan 93 06:15:19 GMT
* Forwarded from "UFO"
* Originally by Don Allen
* Originally to All
* Originally dated 11 Jan 1993, 23:00
<< cont from last >>
Linda also related a few more details of her November 1989 abduction. She
said that the men in the car had felt a strong vibration at the time of the
sighting. Linda also claimed that in subsequent hypnotic regressions she
recalled being on a beach with Dan, Richard, and the third man, and she
thought somehow she was being used by the aliens to control the men. She
communicated with the men telepathically and said that she felt that she had
known Richard prior to the November 1989 abduction, and she suggested that
they possibly had been abducted together previously. We also learned that
the third man was actually Javier Perez de Cuellar, at that time Secretary
General of the United Nations. Linda claimed that the various vehicles used
in her kidnappings had been traced to several countries' missions at the UN.
At the Portsmouth, New Hampshire conference, Hopkins spoke of the third man
saying: "I am trying to do what I can to shame this person to come forward."
Witness on the Brooklyn Bridge
In the summer of 1991, a year and a half after the UFO abduction, Hopkins
received a letter from a woman who is a retired telephone operator from
Putnam County, New York (Hopkins has given this woman the pseudonym of Janet
Kimble). Hopkins did not bother to open the letter, and in November 1991, he
received another one from her marked on the outside "CONFIDENTIAL, RE:
BROOKLYN BRIDGE." The odd outside marking and the fact that she had written
two letters, seem to have raised no suspicions in Hopkins' mind. The woman,
a widow of about sixty, claimed to have been driving on the Brooklyn Bridge
at 3:16 a.m., November 30, 1989. She reported that her car stopped and the
lights went out. She too saw a large, brightly lit object over a building;
in fact, the light was so bright that she was forced to shield her eyes,
though she was over a quarter mile away. Nevertheless, she claimed to have
observed four figures in fetal positions emerge from a window. The figures
simultaneously uncurled and then moved up into the craft. Ms. Kimble was
quite frightened by the event, and people in cars behind her were "running
all around their cars with theirs (sic) hands on their heads, screaming from
horror and disbelief" (quoted in Hopkins, 1992d, p. 7). She wrote: "I have
never traveled back to New York City after what I saw and I never will
again, for any reason" (Hopkins, 1992d, p. 5). Despite her intense fear and
all the commotion, she had the presence of mind to rummage through her purse
to find her cigarette lighter to illuminate her watch in order to determine
the time.
Hopkins has interviewed this woman in person and over the phone. The woman
claimed to have obtained his name in a bookstore; she called the Manhattan
directory assistance for his telephone number and then looked up his address
in the Manhattan White Pages. She alleges that she was reticent about
speaking of the incident and had only told her son, daughter, sister, and
brother-in-law about the event.
The Nasal X-ray
In November 1991 a doctor, whom Hopkins describes as "closely connected with
Linda," took an X-ray of Linda's head because she knew about the story of
the nasal implant and because Linda frequently spoke of the problem with her
nose. The X-ray was not developed immediately. A few days later the doctor
brought it to Linda but was very nervous and unwilling to discuss it. Linda
took it to Hopkins, who showed it to a neurosurgeon friend of his. The
neurosurgeon was astounded; a sizeable, clearly non-natural object could be
seen in the nasal area. Hopkins has shown a slide of the X-ray during his
presentations, and the implant is strikingly apparent, even to a lay
audience. The object has a shaft approximately 1/4 inch long with a
curly-cue wire structure on each end.
Other Unusual Aspects of the Case
During our meeting with Linda on February 1, she gave us additional
miscellaneous details that might be pertinent. We were told that she
believed that she was under surveillance and described a light silver-gray
van that had parked near her apartment. She also claimed that she had once
been a professional singer and the lead on a hit record, but she had lost
her singing voice one day while in the shower. Linda mentioned that she was
given to understand that her blood was quite unusual. A doctor had informed
her that her red blood cells did not die, but instead they rejuvenated. She
wondered whether this might be due to an alien influence; some time later
she attempted to locate the doctor but was unable to do so. Linda seemed to
imply that she now believed that she was part alien or somehow worked with
the aliens.
Linda also told us that she had an agreement with Budd Hopkins to split
equally any profits from a book on the case.
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From: Don.Allen@p1.f81.n363.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Don Allen)
Subject: Linda Report - 6/15
Date: 12 Jan 93 06:16:20 GMT
* Forwarded from "UFO"
* Originally by Don Allen
* Originally to All
* Originally dated 11 Jan 1993, 23:01
<< cont from last >>
INITIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CASE
There are a number of obvious but unanswered questions that raise immediate
doubts about the credibility of the case.
The most serious problem is that the three alleged principal corroborating
witnesses (Richard, Dan, and Perez de Cuellar) have not been interviewed
face- to-face by Hopkins, although it has been over a year and a half since
initial contact with Hopkins and over three years since the abduction.
Richard and Dan allegedly met with Linda and have written letters to
Hopkins. Linda has a picture of Dan. Yet Dan and Richard refuse to speak
directly with Hopkins. No hard evidence confirms that Richard and Dan even
exist.
Though they initially expressed extreme concern over the well being of
Linda, the alleged "Dan" and "Richard" waited more than a year before
contacting Linda and Hopkins. Why? Furthermore, they contacted Hopkins
before they visited Linda. How did this come about? After all, they knew
the location of Linda's apartment, so it would seem that they would have had
no reason to contact Hopkins. Why did they bother with him at all?
The woman on the bridge said that before contacting Hopkins she only
discussed the matter with her son, daughter, sister and brother-in-law. Why
didn't she contact other UFO investigators? Why only Hopkins? If there is
some unclear reporting on this point and she did actually contact others,
can such be verified? Has there been any investigation of this woman such
as checking with her neighbors, friends, family, or previous employers?
What is her background? Has she had any previous relationship with Linda?
These questions have not been addressed, and thus the credibility of the
only directly interviewed, corroborating, first-hand witness remains in
doubt.
Dan has spent time in a mental institution. Richard suffered extreme
emotional distress, forcing him to take a leave of absence from his job.
Assuming that these two people actually exist, one must now be careful in
accepting their claims (even if offered in good faith). Despite their
debilitating mental problems, at least one of them was allowed to drive a
car with UN license plates. Are we really to believe that they returned to
active duty in a sensitive position (presumably carrying firearms) and were
given use of an official car?
Who was the doctor who took the X-rays? We are only told that this person
is closely connected with Linda. Why isn't a formal report available?
Given the alarming nature of the outcome, why wasn't there an immediate
examination? Linda said that the doctor was "nervous" and didn't want to
talk about the X- ray. It is not clear whether Hopkins has ever met this
alleged doctor. Instead, Hopkins showed the X-ray to a friend of his. Some
have speculated that Linda may have simply put some small object in her nose
and had a friendly X-ray technician assist. We have seen no evidence to
exclude this possibility.
Linda claims that she was kidnapped twice, nearly drowned, and further
harassed. Yet she refuses to contact the police, even after Hopkins'
urging. During the February 1, 1992 meeting with Stefula and Butler, Linda
asked if she had legal grounds to "shoot" Dan if he attempted another
abduction of her by force. Stefula advised against it and recommended that
she go to the police and make an official complaint. She declined. If she
was afraid, why didn't her husband contact authorities? The most plausible
reason is that if a report was filed, and her story proved false, she could
be subject to criminal charges. Linda's failure here raises enormous
questions of credibility.
OUR INVESTIGATION
Despite the numerous problems outlined above, we believed it worthwhile to
gain additional information because so many people had contacted us with
questions. On September 19, 1992, Stefula, Butler, and Hansen traveled to
New York City in order to visit the site of the alleged abduction. We found
that Linda's apartment complex has a large courtyard with guard house manned
24 hours a day. We talked with the security guard and his supervisor and
asked if they had ever heard about a UFO encounter near the complex. They
reported hearing nothing about one. We also asked if the police routinely
enter the complex and undertake door-to-door canvassing in order to find
witnesses to crimes. They said that this was a very rare practice. We
obtained the name and phone number of the apartment manager and called him a
few days later. He reported knowing nothing about the UFO sighting, nor had
he heard anything about it from any of the approximately 1600 residents in
the complex.
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