Budd Hopkins - The Pioneer of Abduction Research by Kay Wilson

[Keiko]

Someone emailed me a link to an article written by Kay Wilson (Alien Jigsaw). As an experiencer who has worked with Budd, I guess she finds the recent attack on his integrity and professionalism to be way off the mark. So she has published this article to put her perspective out there. It's well written and from the heart. Here is a link to anyone who is interested:
http://www.alienjigsaw.com/Articles/PioneerOfAbductionResearch.htm

Regards
Keiko

 

[Kandinsky]

I'm not a fan of Hopkin's abduction research. Putting that aside, it's possible that his years of cruising have taken him into white waters. I mean this in the sense that all successful people will eventually see the tide turn and they attract criticism.

History may well go on to vindicate or condemn them, but there often comes a point when their reputation is no longer under their control.

 

[Sean Elifritz]

I found this part of her piece quite interesting:

"Today, I firmly believe the aliens gave me a posthypnotic suggestion which acted like a mental block, and inhibited my ability to completely remember my past abduction experiences."

One of the criticisms I have of Paratopia's Lilienfeld interview, and their subsequent droning on and on about it as though the things he said are the only things that matter (Mack was just as accomplished and apparently he felt otherwise), is that I cannot recall them asking him if hypnosis could be a helpful tool for retrieving buried memories if in fact those memories had been buried by a posthypnotic suggestion in the first place. Instead the questions simply seemed to be of the "does hypnosis act as a stimulant for memory" variety, as though the only thing happening was/is typical memory loss or perhaps a self-imposed psychological block. A deliberate memory block imposed from outside forces is a different can of worms altogether (And something I feel reasonably confident Dr. Lilienfeld or the rest of the mental health community or much of anyone else has little experience with) and it seems to me that if the process used to achieve it is something akin to the hypnotic process then it makes perfect sense that hypnosis could also serve as an effective way of unlocking it. Heck, I know this is possible because it was demonstrated in the Allagash and Hill investigations when the therapists implanted in them the posthypnotic command that they forget everything about the sessions until a later time. While there is certainly no proof of it or anything else regarding alien abductions there is reams of testimony suggesting that something like that might be occurring and is unique in the sense that it can be done against the subject's will whereas typical posthypnotic suggestions can only work if the hypnotized patient agrees to it.

 

[Kieran]

I'm not a fan of Hopkin's abduction research. Putting that aside, it's possible that his years of cruising have taken him into white waters. I mean this in the sense that all successful people will eventually see the tide turn and they attract criticism.

History may well go on to vindicate or condemn them, but there often comes a point when their reputation is no longer under their control.

I think it is worthwhile to have this discussion, but we need to remember Budd Hopkins is not a bad person. He probably was fooled and taken in by the stories people told to him, and his abduction research, to some extent has misdirected generations from finding out the truth maybe. Still not a reason to attack him on a personal level. The basic argument in all this is, can Hypnosis be trusted as way of retrieving memories longafter an alleged alien abduction-experience has ended. I'm still not sure. I don't worry so much about Hypnosis, my worry is about the Hypnotist and the subject. The fact is with all the literature written about alien-abductions, there is a strong chance more than average, that lot of people who ended up at Budd's place, had a fair idea already what was going on with them allegedly, and what would come out in the Hypnosis sessions. I think there is the nexus of the problem, how many of these alleged abductees have been influenced by the popularization of the "Gray" for the last fourty odd years? The fact that escapes most of the UFO-researchers today and those people who claim experiences with creatures that have grey skin big heads and big black eyes, there is in my opinion an anti-climax to this debate. And here it is. I don't believe such a creature exists. I think Whitley Streiber 1987 book which I bought recently clearly is hinting that no such entity exists. If you even look at the Cover of Communion which I am doing right now. The creature color is yellow and Golden not Grey.

Even the Betty and Barney Aliens their "Grey" looked human but small far less bug looking than the streiber image. With this in mind. I personally think people claiming this type of experience are making it all up. I think the picture we have of alien- abductions is profoundly skewed. I personally think there has been interactions between an other and human beings, but I think in most,the majority of cases the person having the experience never left the room or their house. I think the cases that interest me more are the ones that happen in the hours that are not sleeping hours night time. If abductees are being paralyzed before the experience begins, then we should consider this then, the experience visually is impaired things are not what they seem at the time or later.What about a strange drug been administered by the other to the abductee at the start of the experience, the purpose of the drug is to hide their identity. May explain the high weirdness abductees experienced, a hallucination experience, would feel and look different to what is actually going on in real time.

I think this type of experience is so untrustworthy compared to someone claiming a sighting of an UFO. Even at that people claiming at sighting of UFO can not be trusted either. I think if you do a quick search on YouTube how long has that been available on the internet not sure, but Literally thousands of videos of objects seen in the sky have been posted from around the world. This is in my opinion is a good research tool. Nearly every video I have seen is showing humorous non alien stuff, but it lot of is videoed in the understanding or the belief the object is from another planet! I think 2 per cent of sightings been genuine is probably correct "An object was seen belonging to an other or other intelligence from someother place" That 2 per cent could be a hint of how many abductions are actually taking place, of course the percentage could be lot higher, if a vehicle a flying-one is need by the other to get around from one place to the other to carry out the experience?

I think Paratopia are just pointing out the obvious. UFO-abduction as it stands today is more then likely is not an accurate picture of what is taking place. But we can't get into the situation were if someone claims the same experience, but is telling it without the need for Hypnosis, that person should be trusted more then the other person. I think that is wrong way to go. There just has likely to lie then a person going to Budd or Jacobs. I think this field will never figure out why abductions take place if we meant to know it would be revealed.

I personally hate the term abductee. It gives a detailed impression a person has been taken elsewhere, were there is strong possibility the abductee never left to go anywhere, all in the mind or part of the experience.

 

[Keiko]

I found this part of her piece quite interesting:

"Today, I firmly believe the aliens gave me a posthypnotic suggestion which acted like a mental block, and inhibited my ability to completely remember my past abduction experiences."

One of the criticisms I have of Paratopia's Lilienfeld interview, and their subsequent droning on and on about it as though the things he said are the only things that matter (Mack was just as accomplished and apparently he felt otherwise), is that I cannot recall them asking him if hypnosis could be a helpful tool for retrieving buried memories if in fact those memories had been buried by a posthypnotic suggestion in the first place. Instead the questions simply seemed to be of the "does hypnosis act as a stimulant for memory" variety, as though the only thing happening was/is typical memory loss or perhaps a self-imposed psychological block. A deliberate memory block imposed from outside forces is a different can of worms altogether (And something I feel reasonably confident Dr. Lilienfeld or the rest of the mental health community or much of anyone else has little experience with) and it seems to me that if the process used to achieve it is something akin to the hypnotic process then it makes perfect sense that hypnosis could also serve as an effective way of unlocking it. Heck, I know this is possible because it was demonstrated in the Allagash and Hill investigations when the therapists implanted in them the posthypnotic command that they forget everything about the sessions until a later time. While there is certainly no proof of it or anything else regarding alien abductions there is reams of testimony suggesting that something like that might be occurring and is unique in the sense that it can be done against the subject's will whereas typical posthypnotic suggestions can only work if the hypnotized patient agrees to it.

That's a really interesting point. If these memories are being suppressed by an advanced technology then it is something that our science has never come up against before. I'm reading Colin Wilson's 'Alien Dawn' (it's pretty good so far) and he quotes South African shaman Credo Mutwa talking about beings very similar to the 'greys' called the Mutende-ya-ngenge. He says of these beings that they sometimes capture human beings, cut them open, close them up again and make them forget what happened. "It is only when a witch doctor puts this person into what we call the 'godsleep'...that this fact comes out".

Pity we don't have many witchdoctors left in our society

 

[tyder001]

Someone emailed me a link to an article written by Kay Wilson (Alien Jigsaw). As an experiencer who has worked with Budd, I guess she finds the recent attack on his integrity and professionalism to be way off the mark. So she has published this article to put her perspective out there. It's well written and from the heart. Here is a link to anyone who is interested:
http://www.alienjigsaw.com/Articles/PioneerOfAbductionResearch.htm

Regards
Keiko

This (imo) speaks volumes. Thanks. I'm reminded of a situation that happened with Martin Luther King some time back. No, I hasten to add I'm not comparing Hopkins with King. Anyway, Dr. King was a very brave man. A great leader and a flawed human being just like the rest of us. The said thing was some of his "associates" of all people started talking about certain private aspects of his life. It seemed to spring from jealousy or some long held resentment. Anyway, it had absolutely nothing to do with the positive things he did in life. It in no way erased the good and the influence he had on society. But, it did have the intended effect of slinging mud and giving those who would be critical an easy strawman to knock down. Just some thoughts. There is a place in a much debated and maligned collection of writings (especially by some who are angry at religion) But, this particular message resonates with me. No matter if you find it a collection of myth or hope or superstition this is something I never forget: Bad paraphrase follows: "God, never forgets that man is but flesh." Sometime we as mankind don't give each other room to be flesh or to be human.

Peace.

 

[mike]

I think it is worthwhile to have this discussion, but we need to remember Budd Hopkins is not a bad person. He probably was fooled and taken in by the stories people told to him, and his abduction research, to some extent has misdirected generations from finding out the truth maybe. Still not a reason to attack him on a personal level. The basic argument in all this is, can Hypnosis be trusted as way of retrieving memories longafter an alleged alien abduction-experience has ended. I'm still not sure. I don't worry so much about Hypnosis, my worry is about the Hypnotist and the subject. The fact is with all the literature written about alien-abductions, there is a strong chance more than average, that lot of people who ended up at Budd's place, had a fair idea already what was going on with them allegedly, and what would come out in the Hypnosis sessions. I think there is the nexus of the problem, how many of these alleged abductees have been influenced by the popularization of the "Gray" for the last fourty odd years? The fact that escapes most of the UFO-researchers today and those people who claim experiences with creatures that have grey skin big heads and big black eyes, there is in my opinion an anti-climax to this debate. And here it is. I don't believe such a creature exists. I think Whitley Streiber 1987 book which I bought recently clearly is hinting that no such entity exists. If you even look at the Cover of Communion which I am doing right now. The creature color is yellow and Golden not Grey.

My experience was pre internet, I had read streibers works and fowlers etc, the only description i was familiar with was the short 3 foot grey, id never heard of tall greys.
Yet thats what showed up in my bedroom door one night, only just cleared the upper part of the door frame.
At the time i dismissed the event , since it was so atypical.
But i was forced to revise that years later when reports of tall greys turned up on the internet.
Rather than being influened by descriptions, it was the reverse.
We also have the wanjina of australian aboriginal myth, it may be coincidence, but if they are the same entities, then clearly they were not influenced by modern descriptions.

the big boss wandjina came down from the Milky Way during dreamtime and created the earth and all its inhabitants. Then he took one look at those inhabitants and headed back home for reinforcements. This was going to be a tricky job.

With the aid of the dreamtime snake the wandjina descended and spent their dreamtime creating, teaching and being God-like to the natives. These Gods from the Milky Way were so powerful that they didn't need to speak. So they didn't bother to have mouths.

They were definite good guys, and are still worshipped and respected Top Gods to this day. (And how many deities can still say that?) Eye-witness reports are thin on the ground, but many ancient cave paintings still exist and show eerie creatures with large heads, huge black eyes and suspiciously spacesuit-like garments. In fact, they look just like Grey aliens from modern U.F.O. abduction scenarios.

Its interesting modern day abductees sometimes report the entities speak inside their heads, not with their mouths, The aboriginal legends tend to indictate their entitys didnt use their mouths to communicate either.As im sure you are aware the AA is very black skinned yet they sourced white ochre to depict the wanjina, they had never seen a white man, yet they depict the entitys as white
It may all be co-incidence but if its not..........

 

[Lauren Jones]

Kay Wilson's work is ridiculous.

 

[Sean Elifritz]

Kay Wilson's work is ridiculous.

I haven't read her stuff but I've heard that some of it is pretty out there. But because I'm really not familiar with it I won't get into it. But what she said about being made to forget is something that a lot of abductees say. It just seems to me that forgetting and being made to forget by external forces (An outside force that may be similar to hypnosis) are two different things and it didn't appear as though Lilienfeld took that possibility into account. And who knows, he might be so skeptical and hard-line that he isn't even willing to consider hypothetical things like that.

 

[Kieran]

My experience was pre internet, I had read streibers works and fowlers etc, the only description i was familiar with was the short 3 foot grey, id never heard of tall greys.
Yet thats what showed up in my bedroom door one night, only just cleared the upper part of the door frame.
At the time i dismissed the event , since it was so atypical.
But i was forced to revise that years later when reports of tall greys turned up on the internet.
Rather than being influened by descriptions, it was the reverse.
We also have the wanjina of australian aboriginal myth, it may be coincidence, but if they are the same entities, then clearly they were not influenced by modern descriptions.





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Mike your experience might have been pre-internet, and not suggesting for one moment something has not happened to you. But I have done a little bit of research on alien abductions nothing too crazy, but i found the more I read about this subject the more skeptical I do become.

I truly don't believe abductions is happening on the scale people have been suggesting, for one makes no sense to me a creature nonhuman would enter somebodies room naked. People are claiming multiple experiences, with the grey, yet not one piece of evidence has ever been shown to prove this experience happened to them. Allegedly people has been taken on aride across the sky in flying ships or wherever numerous times, personally i think with this kind of experience you need to offer more in the form of evidence. I thinking even doing a lie-detector test is better than no evidence at all.

I do doubt a being exists that is "Grey" and bald headed. After 1987 when "Communion" went on sale, later over the years, there was as substantial increase in people claiming alien- abductions across the United States and around the world. A large proportion of reported alien abductions since 1987 involved the Grey. So with that little fact in mind.

Lot of people are not aware of this, but Strieber had suppressed a key detail from his descriptions of the alien-beings he saw. The presence of hair. He done this to see if other people would describe something similar in their experiences. He said only one case matched his own experiences. That is largely unknown aspect of his experiences with aliens. Well it raises lot of questions about bald headed aliens been seen by other people since then allegedly does it not!

To add to this further. A little known fact almost forgotten about now. Betty Hill a few months after her experience described wrote it down her aliens were small had Jimmy Durante noses, but something was left out after her hypnosis sessions. The presence of hair. She said the beings had dark hair fairly important wouldn't you say" the beings were suddenly bald after the hypnosis sessions. I think this is important.

There is a thread on the Paracast forums about a case that happened in Ruwa Zimbabwe, I think this is excellent case, but if you listen to the children describe their encounters, you'll hear some of the children describing the beings as having hair 'dark hair to be exact one child said the one being looked like a hippie. The children described what they'd seen without the influence of Hypnosis.

As for the wall painting it has been retouched and repainted over number of years to highlight the features. Strange eyes dark big oval cat like eyes this is a common observation in witness testimony. I think it likely is the case the beings doing the abductions have far larger eyes than we do., Look people can give out about Paratopia, but to be fair their case is a strong one. I think Jeff and Jeremy have been a bit unfair to Gene in the video Phil posted. But if you watch from 12 minutes on. Jeff and Jeremy are correct, if people here can't see that, well you really have not got a clue have you...

 

[Keiko]

I think Jeff and Jeremy have been a bit unfair to Gene in the video Phil posted. But if you watch from 12 minutes on. Jeff and Jeremy are correct, if people here can't see that, well you really have not got a clue have you...

So I don't have really have a clue, eh? I've had experiences. I've talked to people who've had experiences - including bankers, law enforcement and sucessful business people. Not the social misfits and mentally disturbed victims many people try to paint of experiencers/abductees. No one of them feels they have THE answer. No one of them agrees verbatim with Hopkins or Jacobs or Mack or Cannon or Smith or Carpenter. All of them are grateful for a body of work from guys (and gals) that have done their best with meagre resources in the face of overwhelming disbelief and ridicule. I would bet I've read more books on the subject than you and I've made it my business to meet with 3 of those I mentioned above. I've also read Vallee's ideas on the subject, Graham Hancock's, Rick Straussman's among others. So who the hell are you to tell me or anyone else that they don't have a clue? All because we don't agree with some pathetic, ill-informed, vindictive rant by two guys on a podcast trying to make a name for themselves.

BTW their outrageous attack on Gene's stance on this matter is more that 'just a bit unfair' (WTF? A 12 minute rant at about a host of another podcast?). These guys want to lead a witch hunt in order to make a name for themselves. It's pathetic. Anyone who disagrees or even tries to be neutral while waiting for more evidence is attacked. Are these the professional standards they want to see in ufology? LoL

I hope they've kept the day jobs.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

They regularly misrepresent my position on this and other issues. I've asked them to stop this nonsense, but they have another agenda, one you can describe as "don't bother me with facts." I won't discuss it on the show -- period. It would just give them unnecessary publicity.

 

[ArchieBedford]

Jeff and Jeremy are correct, if people here can't see that, well you really have not got a clue have you...

Just out of interest, Vaeni held his "Culture of Contact" conference in late 2008. I was going to attend, but looked into it and thought better of it. Good decision: several speakers told me there were more speakers there than delegates, and the thing was a total washout. None of the speakers got paid.

Now the interesting thing is that Vaeni invited Budd Hopkins to speak at this event, who unsurprisingly declined to attend what he correctly predicted would be a half-assed amateur fiasco. Vaeni wanted Budd's credibility and audience-pulling power to boost attendance to his ridiculous little party. Now, was this hypocrisy or what? Anyway, good decision by Budd to give it a miss.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

At this point, I also think we should wind down discussions about those two podcast hosts. They long since wore out their welcome here, and they don't deserve the publicity.

 

[The Pair of Cats]

Assuming that Jacobs is preparing more of a rebuttal to Emma Woods and that eventually Hopkins is going to reply (or maybe not), this discussion is not going to go away as much as any of us wish it would, no matter how many threads get closed down.
As for Beavis and Butthead they seem to be drumming up a great deal of publicity and making themselves look like the Paranormal saviors of the universe, unfortunately. Any semblance of rational discussion goes out the window when all they can concentrate on is how great they are and trashing everyone who disagrees with them whilst sitting back in lounge chairs pretending to look intelligent by not smoking a pipe.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Well, I'd like to think that people will look at both sides of the issue, come to their own conclusions, and move on. So far, much of the talk has been very one-sided, unfortunately.

So long as we don't get consumed in that mess.

 

[Kieran]

So I don't have really have a clue, eh? I've had experiences. I've talked to people who've had experiences - including bankers, law enforcement and sucessful business people. Not the social misfits and mentally disturbed victims many people try to paint of experiencers/abductees. No one of them feels they have THE answer. No one of them agrees verbatim with Hopkins or Jacobs or Mack or Cannon or Smith or Carpenter. All of them are grateful for a body of work from guys (and gals) that have done their best with meagre resources in the face of overwhelming disbelief and ridicule. I would bet I've read more books on the subject than you and I've made it my business to meet with 3 of those I mentioned above. I've also read Vallee's ideas on the subject, Graham Hancock's, Rick Straussman's among others. So who the hell are you to tell me or anyone else that they don't have a clue? All because we don't agree with some pathetic, ill-informed, vindictive rant by two guys on a podcast trying to make a name for themselves.

BTW their outrageous attack on Gene's stance on this matter is more that 'just a bit unfair' (WTF? A 12 minute rant at about a host of another podcast?). These guys want to lead a witch hunt in order to make a name for themselves. It's pathetic. Anyone who disagrees or even tries to be neutral while waiting for more evidence is attacked. Are these the professional standards they want to see in ufology? LoL

I hope they've kept the day jobs.

Ok Friend. I know nothing about you. So what do you expect from me? You can live in that world of fantasy, but the fact is there is not alot of evidence to support the theory 3 million Americans have been taken by small little grey guys during the night. I have enough familiarity with this topic to understand that. I live outside the United States. This is something that has always puzzled me. Why would beings from offplanet abduct American citizens predominantly. The air-space over the United States is the most guarded and patrolled airspace in the world. So why would aliens go there? If aliens wanted bodies to do medical research on, you'd expect more abductions to be happening in countries, that are far more remote than the United States. There is only 365 days in a year--do the math.. time example--24 clock does not add up 3 million! If it is happening on any scale, it in the very low hundreds over many generations.

Well if the people you are talking to have no answers to what happened to them, that is perfectly fine, but the plain fact is here Budd and Jacobs, as UFO researchers, have being pushing an agenda out for years with thier published works. Their books have institutionalized, a belief system in Ufology. The grey type-biological lifeform is doing the abductions, this in turn, lead on to the perception the pilots of the UFO's are the little grey guys.

This is a strange and disturbing reality if true, but I have pointed out to you in my last post. There is some grave inaccurancies with the descriptions of the aliens seen by Streiber and Betty Hill. Betty and Streiber originally claimed the small aliens had hair like human hair. Streiber knew that always, Betty also knew the small people she experienced had hair, but after Betty Hypnosis session with Doctor Simon the little bald headed boys emerged with no hair. I personally thing is strong reason to question Hypnosis the changing of the stories seems to be a regular thing.

You've read more books than me on the subject ok, but are you able though to differentiate between what is abundantly obvious and not, so far, reading your post, I have feeling you are not able to. Do you not understand this. Hypnosis is no wonder-drug it only relaxing you, it is only a form of meditation to relax yourself. It can't work if your asleep so everyone who has ever undergone Hypnosis for treatment is still awake not matter what state of conscious one achieves. You'd therefore would be acceptable to suggestions by the Hypnotist. Be Rational Keiko, I said their points were informed from 12 minutes on!

People who have gone to Budd or Jacobs in the past, had percieved ideas already inplanted in their heads. Why else would those people show up at their door? I think the Paratopia folks are supporting their argument wrongly, their supporting this "Emma Woods" character and attacking the work of Budd and Jacobs and others. Picking sides was wrong way to go for Paratopia, their information was good enough not a illusion, so no need for them to choose a side over another. I also think the Paracast Hosts and members should avoid coming down on one side themselves.

You can't have fire without the matches. Budd and Jacobs work is imposing, but this work was only achieved because both men had people coming to them as patients. Emma Woods is a women who'd one time believed aliens were involved with her on a personal-level. I think Jeff and Jer should realise she viewed Jacobs in the past as being a good humanitarian. It went sore. OK did this women have any experiences with aliens in the first place? She visited Jacobs, even if he suggested stuff to her. She is solely responsible for her own wellbeing. She was telling him she was involved with Aliens she came to Jacobs not the opposite way-round.

We can attack Jacobs and Budd, but this two men were just providing a service in the belief, something was happening to people. Their imaginations probably got the better of them hearing this stuff, but Humiliating both men is not something I will support. I think all parties are wrong in this, I have stated my position.

 

[Elendil]

Well, the first couple of minutes of the Jef & Jer stuff really sounds sleazy and AFAIK untrue. I really don't remember reading any post from Gene so far which mentioned flat out that Emma Woods was crazy. Something I missed?

And Vaeni comes off as someone who really relishes being in the spotlight...

@Kieran:

Maybe one of the reasons you read so much about the US-based cases is because the United States are a center for that kind of research. The bulk of the researchers and researched cases stems from that country. Also, I can't totally get the thing about the Greys and Strieber. Missing Time came out in 1981. I guess that Hopkins did his research for that book in the seventies. Doesn't that mean that Hopkins started reporting bald Greys six years before Strieber's book, based on his research which was done at a time when the image of a Grey was not a well known thing?

 

[Kieran]

Well, the first couple of minutes of the Jef & Jer stuff really sounds sleazy and AFAIK untrue. I really don't remember reading any post from Gene so far which mentioned flat out that Emma Woods was crazy. Something I missed?

And Vaeni comes off as someone who really relishes being in the spotlight...

@Kieran:

Maybe one of the reasons you read so much about the US-based cases is because the United States are a center for that kind of research. The bulk of the researchers and researched cases stems from that country. Also, I can't totally get the thing about the Greys and Strieber. Missing Time came out in 1981. I guess that Hopkins did his research for that book in the seventies. Doesn't that mean that Hopkins started reporting bald Greys six years before Strieber's book, based on his research which was done at a time when the image of a Grey was not a well known thing?

I have not read "Missing time" so I have do some research to see what the book is all about. Betty hill case was '1961' After her regressive session. She claimed the aliens were bald headed grey skinned and black eyed so in the ufology circle back then. That image was well-established.

That is over decade before Hopkins started doing his research so your not correct. The Streiber and his Grey are important because a abduction- craze started right after Communion in 1987... All of this was happening in the United States mainly.

People started claimed they were taken by the same entity as Streiber, but Streiber was unsure such a being even existed. The crucial part is he left out the fact the aliens he saw had Hair and Betty claimed her aliens had hair. So it fits a pattern.

 

[Elendil]

Dude, first you claim that Betty Hill said that the aliens were bald and that the image was well established and then you say BH claimed they had hair...wtf?
So, what's up with that - BH changing her testimony and Strieber withholding some stuff and authorizing a cover with a bald alien just to see if the people will report the same thing as he did?

And you were saying in a previous post that after Strieber there was an influx of Grey reports - I was just pointing out that Hopkins' book was written six years before and, as far as I know, there you have stories about the Greys and henceforth people were reporting bald Greys before Strieber.

It is quite likely that the standard image of a Grey was established well before the eighties, thanks to Fuller's book or the movie about the Hills. But, that was way before abduction really hit it, like in the late eighties and early nineties. After Strieber this thing got more publicity thanks to the TV shows, good selling of books, in the nineties the Internet and so on.
I'd argue that in the seventies, while Hopkins was doing the research, people had far less chance of being exposed to a picture of a Grey. And supposedly those were people with no interest in the UFO phenomena or without any previous contact with anything related to it.

And when it comes to the races, there are many kinds reported. But it seems that the Greys, Reptillians, Insect-like creatures and the Nordics are kinda the most common. I know that Jacobs and Karla Turner mention those. I'd really like to hear some input from Keiko or Archie: any experience with those races or just the classic Grey?

I'm also perplexed with that hair stuff: Both Carpenter and Jacobs mention the trick question of suggesting hair on the aliens, just to see if the hypnotized person could be led, because people always report their Greys as bald. This is the first time I heard that Betty Hill mentioned they had hair...