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“is entirely possible that the abduction phenomenon is nothing at all to do with us, and that we have simply been caught up in events which are beyond human understanding.”
― Nick Pope, The Uninvited : An exposé of the alien abduction phenomenon

“some abduction accounts may also regard ritual satanic abuse as another childhood trauma that might surface in a similar fashion. But here it is necessary to strike a particular note of caution. While it is an undeniable fact that some people practice black magic, and some people sexually abuse children as part of organised paedophile rings, many believe that ritual satanic abuse is a modern myth, unsubstantiated by any hard evidence, and inspired by a mixture of sexual abuse, black magic, False Memory Syndrome, and simple exaggerations and lies.”
― Nick Pope, The Uninvited : An exposé of the alien abduction phenomenon

“turned out, the resolve of these two hard-line politicians was soon to be tested. The seeds of the crisis they would face were sown in the unlikely location of a Polish shipyard in Gdansk, by a union official named Lech Walesa. The Solidarity trade union had been formed on September 17, 1980, after an earlier wave of strikes. It was”
― Nick Pope, Encounter in Rendlesham Forest: The Inside Story of the World's Best-Documented UFO Incident

“To be fair, what looks like conspiracy often turns out to be bureaucracy.”
― Nick Pope, Encounter in Rendlesham Forest: The Inside Story of the World's Best-Documented UFO Incident

“Meier is a Swiss farmer, whose story centres around his alleged contacts with aliens from the Pleiades and his production of literally hundreds of relatively clear, colour photos of UFOs. Many ufologists regard these photos as simply too good to be true, and believe them to be fakes. The sceptics point to”
― Nick Pope, The Uninvited : An exposé of the alien abduction phenomenon

“There may well be no deliberate deception involved, just what is known as confabulation, where a subject becomes talkative, in an attempt to fill any awkward silences.”
― Nick Pope, The Uninvited : An exposé of the alien abduction phenomenon

“material for years. It seems that the aliens go to a lot of trouble to acquire material that could be obtained far more easily elsewhere. Unless the genetic theory is wrong. It might be that we are misinterpreting the data, or it might be that we are taking the bait and falling for a neat but incorrect solution designed to distract us from the real answer to the mystery.”
― Nick Pope, The Uninvited : An exposé of the alien abduction phenomenon

“Perhaps the most significant contact was with Jesus, who revealed that he was himself an extraterrestrial. Jesus told him that extraterrestrials were living on Earth, and mixing freely with humans, from whom they were physically”
― Nick Pope, The Uninvited : An exposé of the alien abduction phenomenon

“While a weapon that could induce such powerful hallucinations would undoubtedly be of great military value, the theory fails for a number of reasons, including the global nature of the phenomenon, and the fact that the subject is now so high-profile that the abductors”
― Nick Pope, The Uninvited : An exposé of the alien abduction phenomenon

“terminology) that they were the two most senior officers at the twin bases. The reason for the Base Commander”
― Nick Pope, Encounter in Rendlesham Forest: The Inside Story of the World's Best-Documented UFO Incident

“something: scenario x is responded to by action y. Everyone learns it and then practices it until responses are almost instinctive. It’s all part of the “train hard, fight easy” philosophy that’s central to military life—though veterans of the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan smile”
― Nick Pope, Encounter in Rendlesham Forest: The Inside Story of the World's Best-Documented UFO Incident