Betty Andreasson encounter, South Ashburnham, Massachusetts

When
South Main Street in South Ashburnham, Massachusetts
South Ashburnham, Massachusetts, where Betty Andreasson placed her January 1967 encounter John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Betty Andreasson said small beings entered her home on a January 1967 evening after a power loss and a glow outside. Her detailed account emerged years later under hypnosis in a study led by Raymond Fowler, whose 1979 book popularized it. Skeptics suggest fantasy; no physical evidence was produced.

Sources

  1. PressThe Andreasson Affair (review) (opens in a new tab)Kirkus Reviews / 1979
  2. OtherAndreasson, Betty (Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology) (opens in a new tab)Gale, via Encyclopedia.com

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How the story came out

Happened 25 Jan 1967. First made public 12 years later (1979).

  1. It happened (this event)
  2. Raymond Fowler's book The Andreasson Affair tells her account Kirkus Reviews (opens in a new tab) - first made public
  3. Raymond Fowler publishes 'The Andreasson Affair'

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