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Abducted! The Story of the Intruders Continues...
Sisters Debbie Jordan and Kathy Mitchell share their disturbing stories of alien encounters, revealing how they were stalked, violated, robbed, and impregnated by extraterrestrial beings. Reprint.
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309 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 1994
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April 18, 2015
I read this book at least 12 times. It's so bad, it's great.
May 12, 2019
There are multiple theories regarding the abduction experience. The two most prominent are extraterrestrial and paranormal. This book is the best example of paranormal oppression masking itself as alien abduction. When reading this book one has no doubt that these sisters are encountering actual experiences, but my intuition was definitely telling me that their experiences was more occult than science.
March 20, 2012
Love their writing style and content.
May 13, 2024
TWO OF THE ABDUCTEES FROM ‘THE INTRUDERS’ TELL THEIR OWN STORY
Budd Hopkins wrote in his Introduction to this 1994 book, “I remember vividly [Debbie’s] first public appearance, in 1988… Everyone sensed that hers was an unmistakable voice, a voice of honesty and humility, a voice of simple wisdom. It is the voice one finds in the pages of her book. [This book] is a work that represents the current stage in the lifting trajectory of Debbie’s life…The appearance of his sister Kathy as coauthor is yet another demonstration of the strength and resilience that UFO abductees so frequently possess.” (Pg. xi)
He continues, “Over the years, I’ve learned many things from my investigations into the UFO abduction phenomenon. I know that some kind of nonhuman intelligence is interacting with us, but on its own terms, telling us only what it wishes to, and manipulating us with cold objectivity. I also know that part of our government is aware of these intrusions and depredations but for its own reasons is deliberately denying this fact to the public at large. There is a sad and depressing parallel here: the government lies and the aliens lie. Each, apparently, had a hidden agenda; neither can be trusted.” (Pg. xii)
In her ‘Author’s Note,’ Kathy Mitchell acknowledges, “I present myself to you now and will share some of my experiences. I offer no scientific data to back them up. I have no physical evidence, no souvenirs, no mathematical equations to prove my extraterrestrial experiences. In only have my word. Proving extraterrestrials exist doesn’t seem as important to me as learning how to mentally deal with the aftermath of these experiences.” (Pg. xvii-xviii)
Debbie Jordan recounts, “I found myself thinking about my sister, ‘Laura,’ and what she had seen in 1965 and how we razzed her half to death over it. I thought about the book that scared me so much that I had tried to read a month or so before. (The book was ‘Missing Time,’ by Budd Hopkins.)” (Pg. 10)
Kathy states, “Debbie was apparently abducted by beings from a craft that had landed in the center of … a dead circle of grass. At the same time, my mother was put into some kind of trance during this abduction. I’m sorry I wasn’t there to see all that. Up until then, I had been the only family member to see an actual UFO, or at least, remember seeing one. I had told and retold my encounter only to the immediate family, many times of the last twenty years… My encounter left me with a feeling of being special or ‘chosen.’” (Pg. 21-22)
Debbie states, “I used a little bit of self-hypnosis to help me remember where Lars had told me he worked in Cincinnati and it worked, I remembered! Budd took this bit of information on Lars. He was a real person, not some alien or angel. Thank God!” (Pg. 50)
Debbie recalls, “[My husband] James told me he believed he had no business being in my life---being married to me… My red flags went up right away. I really couldn’t understand what he was saying. I asked him if he was trying to unload me with a bunch of UFO cr-p so that he could run off with some other woman and make me think it was somehow my fault. For some reason I got the impression that he had been frightened by something or someone.” (Pg. 148)
Kathy explains, “I’m just a regular person like everyone else like everyone else. I hope I am capable of conveying my thoughts in an understandable manner. I really don’t care what the nonbelievers think anyway. I know what I have seen and I know what I feel, and right now that is all that is important to me. I also understand the nonbelievers’ views. It all seems very unbelievable and scary to someone who has never experienced anything close to it. I respect the debunkers and nonbelievers’ views, as I feel everyone is entitled to his own opinion and entitled to voice that opinion.” (Pg. 156)
Later, Kathy states, “In what you have read by now, you’ll have noticed that my only proof of all I’ve written has simply been my word. You’ll have to trust in what I’ve said---or at least trust that I believe it’s the truth. I realize that it’s possible to be sincere though deluded. So if I’m not telling the truth, it’s unintentional and I hope UFO investigators will set the record straight. In other words, I want the truth to be known and told, even if it embarrasses me by showing that I was somehow deceived or fell victim to tricks of my own mind. I’d rather be hurt by the truth than to live an illusion or a lie.” (Pg. 181)
She continues, “The decision to go public has been difficult enough for me. If I started out on the wrong foot by lying or embellishing what I told, I am smart enough to know that sooner or later I would discredit myself in a big way. I really don’t think I’m organized enough to keep track of a string of lies. I don’t know what I could offer as prof anyway. Proof to one person might simply be a theory to another. As a rule, nonbelievers will accept no proof anyway… I would like to set an example for the people who are beginning to doubt their own sanity. I would simply say that it is possible to come though these experiences and go on with your life in a relatively normal fashion.” (Pg. 181-182)
Still later, she adds, “I would love to be able to include a photo as some solid proof, but so far I have nothing to offer. About seven years ago I had a picture to submit, but unfortunately it disappeared under mysterious circumstances… I can’t explain why I was sure these were not planes, but I just ‘knew’ they were not of this Earth.” (Pg. 229)
Debbie adds in the Postscript, “the doctor … believed I had a large tumor and I needed a hysterectomy right away… As soon as I realized it was going to happen, I called Budd Hopkins. Budd didn’t seem too surprised with what I told him. He said I was probably one of the last remaining female abductees to still have all her female parts, that this happening to me was probably just a matter of time. He definitely felt that there was some connection between my current physical problems and the experiences I have had.” (Pg. 257-258)
This book will be of keen interest to those who read Hopkins’ book ‘Intruders,’ of course, but also to those study the ‘alien abduction’ phenomenon.
Budd Hopkins wrote in his Introduction to this 1994 book, “I remember vividly [Debbie’s] first public appearance, in 1988… Everyone sensed that hers was an unmistakable voice, a voice of honesty and humility, a voice of simple wisdom. It is the voice one finds in the pages of her book. [This book] is a work that represents the current stage in the lifting trajectory of Debbie’s life…The appearance of his sister Kathy as coauthor is yet another demonstration of the strength and resilience that UFO abductees so frequently possess.” (Pg. xi)
He continues, “Over the years, I’ve learned many things from my investigations into the UFO abduction phenomenon. I know that some kind of nonhuman intelligence is interacting with us, but on its own terms, telling us only what it wishes to, and manipulating us with cold objectivity. I also know that part of our government is aware of these intrusions and depredations but for its own reasons is deliberately denying this fact to the public at large. There is a sad and depressing parallel here: the government lies and the aliens lie. Each, apparently, had a hidden agenda; neither can be trusted.” (Pg. xii)
In her ‘Author’s Note,’ Kathy Mitchell acknowledges, “I present myself to you now and will share some of my experiences. I offer no scientific data to back them up. I have no physical evidence, no souvenirs, no mathematical equations to prove my extraterrestrial experiences. In only have my word. Proving extraterrestrials exist doesn’t seem as important to me as learning how to mentally deal with the aftermath of these experiences.” (Pg. xvii-xviii)
Debbie Jordan recounts, “I found myself thinking about my sister, ‘Laura,’ and what she had seen in 1965 and how we razzed her half to death over it. I thought about the book that scared me so much that I had tried to read a month or so before. (The book was ‘Missing Time,’ by Budd Hopkins.)” (Pg. 10)
Kathy states, “Debbie was apparently abducted by beings from a craft that had landed in the center of … a dead circle of grass. At the same time, my mother was put into some kind of trance during this abduction. I’m sorry I wasn’t there to see all that. Up until then, I had been the only family member to see an actual UFO, or at least, remember seeing one. I had told and retold my encounter only to the immediate family, many times of the last twenty years… My encounter left me with a feeling of being special or ‘chosen.’” (Pg. 21-22)
Debbie states, “I used a little bit of self-hypnosis to help me remember where Lars had told me he worked in Cincinnati and it worked, I remembered! Budd took this bit of information on Lars. He was a real person, not some alien or angel. Thank God!” (Pg. 50)
Debbie recalls, “[My husband] James told me he believed he had no business being in my life---being married to me… My red flags went up right away. I really couldn’t understand what he was saying. I asked him if he was trying to unload me with a bunch of UFO cr-p so that he could run off with some other woman and make me think it was somehow my fault. For some reason I got the impression that he had been frightened by something or someone.” (Pg. 148)
Kathy explains, “I’m just a regular person like everyone else like everyone else. I hope I am capable of conveying my thoughts in an understandable manner. I really don’t care what the nonbelievers think anyway. I know what I have seen and I know what I feel, and right now that is all that is important to me. I also understand the nonbelievers’ views. It all seems very unbelievable and scary to someone who has never experienced anything close to it. I respect the debunkers and nonbelievers’ views, as I feel everyone is entitled to his own opinion and entitled to voice that opinion.” (Pg. 156)
Later, Kathy states, “In what you have read by now, you’ll have noticed that my only proof of all I’ve written has simply been my word. You’ll have to trust in what I’ve said---or at least trust that I believe it’s the truth. I realize that it’s possible to be sincere though deluded. So if I’m not telling the truth, it’s unintentional and I hope UFO investigators will set the record straight. In other words, I want the truth to be known and told, even if it embarrasses me by showing that I was somehow deceived or fell victim to tricks of my own mind. I’d rather be hurt by the truth than to live an illusion or a lie.” (Pg. 181)
She continues, “The decision to go public has been difficult enough for me. If I started out on the wrong foot by lying or embellishing what I told, I am smart enough to know that sooner or later I would discredit myself in a big way. I really don’t think I’m organized enough to keep track of a string of lies. I don’t know what I could offer as prof anyway. Proof to one person might simply be a theory to another. As a rule, nonbelievers will accept no proof anyway… I would like to set an example for the people who are beginning to doubt their own sanity. I would simply say that it is possible to come though these experiences and go on with your life in a relatively normal fashion.” (Pg. 181-182)
Still later, she adds, “I would love to be able to include a photo as some solid proof, but so far I have nothing to offer. About seven years ago I had a picture to submit, but unfortunately it disappeared under mysterious circumstances… I can’t explain why I was sure these were not planes, but I just ‘knew’ they were not of this Earth.” (Pg. 229)
Debbie adds in the Postscript, “the doctor … believed I had a large tumor and I needed a hysterectomy right away… As soon as I realized it was going to happen, I called Budd Hopkins. Budd didn’t seem too surprised with what I told him. He said I was probably one of the last remaining female abductees to still have all her female parts, that this happening to me was probably just a matter of time. He definitely felt that there was some connection between my current physical problems and the experiences I have had.” (Pg. 257-258)
This book will be of keen interest to those who read Hopkins’ book ‘Intruders,’ of course, but also to those study the ‘alien abduction’ phenomenon.
December 13, 2018
I thought it was worth it to read the experiencers' accounts, deliberately choosing non-professional recounting.....and it was worth it, in my opinion. I found Debbie's description of finally attending a meeting of other people who think they've been abducted by aliens genuinely funny, laugh out loud, etc.
December 13, 2013
I hate giving out poor reviews, but I was disappointed by this book and almost stopped reading it several times. I picked it up to use as research, after reading Budd Hopkins' Intruders, but this personal account fell short of answers and left mostly questions.
The sisters who wrote this should have waited until AFTER several hypnosis sessions were conducted and included transcripts of what ACTUALLY happened, once they had it figured out. This is mostly filled with stories about strange events, UFO related and otherwise, and their opinions and speculations of what may have happened, but without any many actual answers, which would have been much more gratifying. Instead, there is an awful lot of filler, often repetitive, and personal information (and a barrage of self-concious remarks that just left me feeling sorry for them) that had nothing or very little to do with the narrative. It isn't even until almost the end of the book that I started getting some relevant info.
Kathy is the more talented of the two writers, with Debbie using piles of !!!!! throughout, and the book is filled with cliches. I understand that these ladies are NOT professional writers, nor do they aspire to be, but I feel like most of these could have been edited down or a ghost writer could have been brought in to help with these aspects.
The sisters who wrote this should have waited until AFTER several hypnosis sessions were conducted and included transcripts of what ACTUALLY happened, once they had it figured out. This is mostly filled with stories about strange events, UFO related and otherwise, and their opinions and speculations of what may have happened, but without any many actual answers, which would have been much more gratifying. Instead, there is an awful lot of filler, often repetitive, and personal information (and a barrage of self-concious remarks that just left me feeling sorry for them) that had nothing or very little to do with the narrative. It isn't even until almost the end of the book that I started getting some relevant info.
Kathy is the more talented of the two writers, with Debbie using piles of !!!!! throughout, and the book is filled with cliches. I understand that these ladies are NOT professional writers, nor do they aspire to be, but I feel like most of these could have been edited down or a ghost writer could have been brought in to help with these aspects.
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