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Betty Andreasson South Ashburnham Abduction Account

January 25, 1967South Ashburnham, Massachusetts, United States

Betty Andreasson reported a household power failure, unusual beings entering the home and an extended craft encounter; Hall’s catalogue summarizes a complex narrative later developed through investigation and recovered-memory work.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Disc / Saucer(C-000253)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→High Strangeness & Anomalous Effects(P-000106)→
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim

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Encounter · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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Andreasson Disc Craft (Case Report) · Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-131023reported
“Andreasson's hypnosis-derived 1967 narrative describes a landed disc-shaped craft whose underside became transparent, revealing rotating crystalline globes associated in her account with the earlier pulsating light.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Andreasson Abduction Case” → “The Story Emerges”, PDF p. 342
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Andreasson Disc Craft (Case Report) · Reported Craft Interior

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CLAIM-131024reported
“Inside the reported Andreasson disc, the hypnosis narrative includes an upper-deck domed room with mirrors, shields and symbols, a main deck reached by elevator, a wedge-shaped changing room, and an examination room illuminated from an unspecified source.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Andreasson Abduction Case” → “The Story Emerges”, PDF pp. 342–343
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Andreasson Disc Craft (Case Report) · Reported Craft Behavior

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CLAIM-131030reported
“In a later hypnosis-derived 1973 narrative, Andreasson described a larger craft hovering silently over a smaller craft, appendages clamping to the lower vehicle, a central structure rotating between them amid fog/lightning effects, and the smaller craft subsequently appearing to shrink to automobile size before departure.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Andreasson Abduction Case” → “The Further Story”, PDF pp. 351–352
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Hall Volume II Abduction Phenomenon Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-957001reported
“Hall introduces alleged human abduction by apparent alien beings as an exceptionally high-strangeness and perplexing problem that warrants investigation rather than automatic acceptance or dismissal.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Section XIII opening; uploaded PDF pp. 522-523
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Hall Volume II Abduction Phenomenon Framework · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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CLAIM-957002unverified
“Hall explicitly says skepticism is justified and that many reported abilities and circumstances appear scientifically impossible by present understanding.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · High-strangeness and skepticism caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 522-523
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CLAIM-957004unverified
“Hall states that the actual number of abduction experiences is unknown; pooled investigator information only suggests that reported cases number in the thousands.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Unknown case-count discussion; uploaded PDF pp. 523-523
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Hall Volume II Abduction Phenomenon Framework · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

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CLAIM-957003unverified
“Hall says available psychological studies did not show abductees as a group to have extreme pathology or serious social-adjustment problems, while also calling for more testing.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Psychological-study summary; uploaded PDF pp. 522-523
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Hall Volume II 38-Case Abductor Profile · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-957080reported
“Hall analyzes 38 catalogue cases to construct an “abductor profile,” describing group size, clothing, morphology, communication and encounter circumstances.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Abductor Profile and Statistics; uploaded PDF pp. 581-582
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Hall Volume II 38-Case Abductor Profile · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim

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CLAIM-957081reported
“Hall reports that beings in the 38-case sample often operated in groups of three to five and usually wore coveralls or uniform-like garments; about 13 percent of cases included masks or face coverings.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Abductor clothing/group profile; uploaded PDF pp. 581-581
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CLAIM-957082reported
“Hall characterizes slightly more than half of the sample beings as humanoid, about one fourth as humanlike and about one fifth as robot-like, with gray or white/pale skin dominating reported colors.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Abductor morphology profile; uploaded PDF pp. 581-581
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CLAIM-957083reported
“Hall’s sample statistics report one abductee in 66 percent of cases, communication in 71 percent, levitation in 46 percent and physiological aftereffects in 54 percent.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · 38-case statistics; uploaded PDF pp. 582-582
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CLAIM-957084reported
“Within communication cases Hall reports telepathy as the dominant mode; the sample also spans vehicle, indoor and outdoor captures and all listed age groups.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Communication/circumstance statistics; uploaded PDF pp. 582-582
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Hall Volume II 38-Case Abductor Profile · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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CLAIM-957085unverified
“Nothing in the 38-case profile establishes that the described beings form one species, share an origin, or that the reported procedures occurred physically.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Sample interpretation caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 581-582
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Betty Andreasson South Ashburnham Abduction Account (January 25, 1967): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary