Shaping Modern Abduction Lore: The Hill Case and the Legacy of UFO Encounters
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Betty and Barney Hill's 1961 case and other landmark abduction stories—Lonnie Zamora, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker Jr., Travis Walton, the Allagash four, and Frederick Valentich—helped crystallize the modern template for alien abduction lore, while belief, memory distortion, and scarce evidence illustrate how culture fuels ongoing speculation and monetization of the mystery.