Bullard's comparative study of abduction reports

When: 1987
Sources: 2 public sources

Folklorist Thomas E. Bullard, who earned his doctorate at Indiana University, catalogued about 300 abduction reports for the Fund for UFO Research in UFO Abductions: The Measure of a Mystery. He reported that the more reliable accounts shared many details of sequence and content.

Sources

FirsthandKevin Randle Interviews Dr. Thomas Eddie Bullard: Abduction and UFO Myths (opens in a new tab)A Different Perspective (X Zone Broadcast Network), via Spreaker / 2017-11-23
OtherThomas Eddie Bullard, Ph.D. (profile) (opens in a new tab)NOUFORS (North Ohio UFO Research Society)

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