Captured!: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience by Stanton T. Friedman

Author:Stanton T. Friedman [Friedman, Stanton T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781632651877
Amazon: 1632651874
Barnesnoble: 1632651874
Published: 2008-02-25T08:52:37+00:00

attributes to me. I do not consciously use the word Freudian either as a noun or as an adjective and I do not speak of Freud in any other sense than that of one who has worked in the field of psychiatry and human behavior and who has contributed greatly to our understanding of human psychology. Mr. B. does not seem to understand the difference between interpretation and description of phenomena. At no time have I interpreted your dreams or

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experiences, nor do I propose to. I called to your attention and to Barney’s the probability that people would do so, as did the above-mentioned author, and I am sure many others. This is something we have to tolerate.

Dr. Simon continued by explaining that the writer seemed to have derived “many inferences from scant evidence.” This methodology of dialectic discussions between “believers” and “nonbelievers,” in his opinion, would not answer any of the questions surrounding the UFO mystery or the Hill case in particular. He further expressed his disapproval of the methodology of some skeptics with his comment, “the excavation of little items does no more to solve this complex problem than does Dr.

Donald Menzel’s ‘production of phenomena’ that could explain UFOs or Phillip Klass’s electronic plasma hypothesis.” He added that, although they might explain some phenomena, they could not explain the Hills’

experience. Attacks by the process of “minimal extraction” could not answer the many questions that exist. He added, “I have steadfastly held that you probably did have an experience with the sighting. I think the study of this should be in the hands of objective scientists (among whom I include myself), and not the object of dialectic discourse in which in-vective and pejorative are the means of evaluating data.”

The question of Freudian sexual symbolism is perplexing. NICAP

investigator Walter Webb’s “Final Report” contains a reference to it, and it has been a topic of discussion through time. Clearly Dr. Simon has denied making the remarks attributed to him and expressed disapproval concerning either the misinterpretation of his statements or the fabrica-tion of statements later attributed to him. Further, he seems to have little tolerance for those who narrowly interpret the complex subject matter involved in the mystery of the Hills’ abduction memories, and who, based upon scant evidence, debunk it. On the other hand, Walter Webb was a careful scientist who meticulously conducted a long-term investigation of the Hill experience. He met with Dr. Simon and listened to the hypnosis tapes with Betty and Barney’s approval. There is no reason to believe that his documentation is inaccurate. It seems that this aspect of the case will remain a mystery.

In this time frame, Dr. Simon and skeptical investigators searched for alternative hypotheses to explain away the UFO abduction conjecture. Skeptics reported that Dr. Simon had concluded Barney’s passive, highly suggestible personality gave way to the more dominant Betty’s

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feeling that her dreams reflected a real event. Others stated that Dr. Simon felt

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