11. BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA. In 1957, Antonio Vilas Boas, a Brazilian farmer, reported that he was abducted by barking aliens, who covered him in gel and mated with him. Barking? Barking? Another account of the same incident describes the seducer as an attractive naked blonde humanoid woman—entirely un-doglike—who growled. But did she take him to dinner first? Many sexual abductions seem to involve farmers, men on fishing expeditions, or rural folks. Is that because aliens pre¬fer to operate in remote areas with less likelihood of detection or interference? Because their rural prey have a healthy outdoor look?
Some alien attacks are even more frightening than sex.
On the evening of August 21, 1955, at the Sutton farm near Kelly-Hopkinsville, Kentucky, a family and house guests—11 in all—fought off an apparent attack by strange little beings who arrived in a glowing UFO. Described as 3- to 4-foot-tall creatures with huge eyes, minimal mouths, slender short legs, and clawlike hands, they approached the house, whereupon the frightened family opened fire with hunting rifles. The bullets had no effect. The battle continued all night, with the family finally driving away for help. Police found no aliens, only bullet holes and spent shells. After the officers left, the aliens returned to continue the siege. Subsequent Air Force investigations found no solid evidence of aliens, and many dismissed the incident as a hoax. But the Suttons and their guests were not drunks, and they had no reason to damage their home just for a prank. Several witnesses, interviewed separately, drew sketches of the aliens that were remarkably similar. Many now believe that the event happened as described.
One well-documented multiple abduction occurred in the Allagash waterway, in northern Maine, one night in August, 1976, when four friends were canoe fishing. They saw a gleaming UFO hovering above the tree line, about 80 feet in diameter, changing colors: green, red, yellow. When one man signaled with his flash¬light, the UFO swooped down toward the terrified men, who paddled frantically toward shore. A blinding beam of light from the UFO engulfed them and their canoe. The next thing they recall is being on the bank at their campsite, their blazing bonfire unaccountably reduced to glowing ashes. Obviously, they were missing several hours of their lives. They didn’t talk about it. Once home, the men began having nightmares. They were put under regressive hypnosis, and a composite story emerged. Humanoid beings with metallic eyes and insect-like claws had abducted them and subjected them to physical examinations—even removing bodily fluids—before returning them to the ground. By chance, all four were trained artists (friends since art school), and they drew vivid sketches of the aliens, the examination room, and implements the aliens used. All four men passed a lie detector test. Verdict: who knows?
• Skywatch International and the National UFO Report¬ing Center investigated a spooky incident on the night of September 27, 2000, when four hunters camping in the Idaho forests were terrorized by an enormous (football-field-sized) triangular ship hovering in the sky above their heads, flashing lights. When it whooshed away “like a hockey puck gliding over ice,” they broke camp and whooshed away to a motel several hours’ drive away. Official explanation: “Unexplained.” (Note: A Google Earth photo taken from space is claimed by some to show just such a triangular craft over Western Australia, allegedly checking out a “secret U.S. military base.” The photo may be doctored, and the base may not exist, but on the other hand . . . )
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