Budd Hopkins: Abstract Expressionist and Pivotal Figure in UFO Abduction Research

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Budd Hopkins, an abstract expressionist who began researching alien abductions after a 1964 Cape Cod sighting, turned his private interest into a mainstream movement by systematically gathering abductee accounts, publishing influential books, and shaping public and scholarly discussion about the phenomenon.

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Cape UFO sighting gave birth to alien abduction theory

The summer of 2011 saw the passing of “a distinguished Abstract Expressionist artist,” according to a New York Times article from Aug. 24, who “was part of the circle of New York artists that in the …