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Bullard's abduction studies and 'The Myth and Mystery of UFOs'
Folklorist Thomas E. Bullard's comparative work on abduction narratives, from his 1987 study for the Fund for UFO Research to his 2010 university press book.
2010 CE · 39.17, -86.52 · status: account
The account
Bullard, trained in folklore at Indiana University, compared hundreds of abduction reports and found a consistent sequence of episodes, arguing they were too uniform to be ordinary folklore or dreams. His 2010 book, published by the University Press of Kansas, examines UFO belief as both myth and possible mystery.
The sceptical view
Other folklorists and skeptics say the uniformity reflects shared media sources and hypnotists' expectations; Paul Devereux and others criticised his method.
Connections in the atlas
- UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery
- The grey alien face