During 1991, three polls were conducted by The Roper Organization, with funding provided by Robert Bigelow, relating to “alien abductees”. Conducted during July, August and September 1991. (Commonly referred to as “the Roper Poll”).
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Book References
For discussion of the Roper Poll see the following:
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Baker, Alan in his “The Encyclopaedia of Alien Encounters” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 208 (in an entry entitled “Roper Poll”) of the Virgin hardback edition. |
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Barkun, Michael in his “A Culture of Conspiracy : Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America” (2003) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 81 (in Chapter 5) of the California hardback edition. |
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Boylan, Richard and Lee Boylan in their “Close Extraterrestrial Encounters: Positive Experiences With Mysteries Visitors” (1994) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 7 (in the Introduction), 13 (in Chapter 1) of the Wild Flower Press softcover edition. |
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Brennan, Herbie in his “The Aliens Handbook” (2005) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 36 (in Chapter 6) of the Faber and Faber softcover edition. |
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Bryan, CDB with quote of relevant 11 questions, in his “Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: Alien Abduction, UFOs, and the Conference at MIT” (1995) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 43-47 (in Chapter 3), 236 (in Chapter 8) of the Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardback edition (with the same page numbering in the Knopf hardback edition and the Penguin Arkana softcover edition) at pages 57-62, 319 of the Orion paperback edition. |
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Clark, Jerome in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 17 (in Chapter 1, unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “A Brief History of the UFO-Abduction Phenomenon”) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Clark, Jerome in his “Extraordinary Encounters : An Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrials and Otherworldly Beings” (2000) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 5-6 (in an entry entitled “Abductions by UFOs”) of the ABC-Clio hardback edition. |
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Clark, Jerome in his “The UFO Book: Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 214-215 of the Visible Ink Press softcover edition in an entry entitled “Extraterrestrial Hypothesis and Ufology”. |
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Cohen, Jack and Stewart, Ian in their “Evolving the Alien” (2002) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 60, 61 (in Chapter 3) of the Ebury Press hardback edition. |
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Coomer, David in his “The UFO Investigator’s Guide” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 42 (in Chapter 4) of the Blandford softback edition. |
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Cousineau, Phil in his “UFOs: A Manual for the Millenium” (1995) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 116 (in Chapter 5) of the Harper Collins paperback edition. |
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Craft, Michael in his “Alien Impact” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 36-37 (in Chapter 2) of the St Martin’s Paperbacks paperback edition. |
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Davenport, Marc in his “Visitors from Time” (1992) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 20 (in Chapter 1), 236, 238 (in Chapter 16) of the 1994 revised Greenleaf softcover edition. |
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Hufford, David in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 348, 350-352 (in Chapter 4, unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “Awakening Paralyzed in the Presence of a Strange ‘Visitor’ ”) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Dawes, Robyn M and Mulford, Matthew in “The UFO Invasion” (1997) (edited by Kendrick Frazier, Barry Karr and Joe Nickell) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 228-230 of the Prometheus hardback edition (in Chapter 30, “Diagnoses of Alien Kidnappings that Result from Conjunction Effects in Memory”). The relevant chapter is a reprint of an article in the Skeptical Inquirer 18 (Fall 1993). |
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Dean, Jodi in her “Aliens in America” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 3 (in the Introduction), 52 (in Chapter 1) of the Cornell University softcover edition. |
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Deary, Terry in his “True UFO Stories” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 38 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “The Hills are Alive”) of the Point Non-Fiction softcover edition. |
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Denzler, Brenda in her “The Lure of the Edge” (2001) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 56 (in Chapter 2) of the California hardback edition. |
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Donderi, Don C in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 225-231 (in Chapter 3, unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “Validating The Roper Poll: A Scientific Approach to the Abduction Experience” and subsequent question and answer section) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Durant, Robert in “UFO: 1947-1997” (1997) (edited by Hilary Evans and Dennis Stacy) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 238 of the John Brown hardback edition (section entitled “Aspects”, unnumbered chapter entitled “Public Opinion Polls and UFOs”). |
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Emmons, Charles F in his “At The Threshold: UFOs, Science and the New Age” (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 95-96 (in Chapter 5), 175-176 (in Chapter 9) of the Wild Flower Press softcover edition. |
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Evans, Hilary in his “From Other Worlds” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 177 (in Chapter 7) of the Carlton hardback edition. |
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Fowler, Raymond E in his “The Watchers II” (1995) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page xiv (in the Introduction) of the Wild Flower Press hardback edition. |
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Friedman, Stanton in his “Flying Saucers and Science : A Scientist Investigates the Mysteries of UFOs” (2008) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 211-212 (in Chapter 8) of the New Page softcover edition. |
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Glenday, Craig in his “The UFO Investigator’s Handbook” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 108 (in Chapter 5) of the Running Press softcover edition. |
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Gotlib, David in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 222-223 (in Chapter 3, question and answer section following unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “Follow-Up Of Diagnostic Positives”) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Hall, Robert in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 216-217 (in Chapter 3, question and answer section following unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “The Roper Poll On Unusual Personal Experiences”) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Hesemann, Michael in his “The Cosmic Connection” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 122 (in Chapter 11) of the Gateway Books softcover edition. |
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Hopkins, Budd in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 215-218, 223 (in Chapter 3, unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “The Roper Poll On Unusual Personal Experiences” and subsequent question and answer sections) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Hufford, David in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 217 (in Chapter 3, question and answer section following unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “The Roper Poll On Unusual Personal Experiences”) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Huyghe, Patrick in “UFO: 1947-1997” (1997) (edited by Hilary Evans and Dennis Stacy) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 205-206 and 208-210 of the John Brown hardback edition (section entitled “Aspects”, unnumbered chapter entitled “The Best Kept Secret”). |
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Huyghe, Patrick in his “The Field Guide to Extraterrestrials” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 1 (in the Introduction) of the Avon softcover edition (with the same page numbering in the NEL softcover edition). |
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Jacobs, Dave in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 223 (in Chapter 3, question and answer section following unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “Follow-Up Of Diagnostic Positives”) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Jacobs, David Michael in his “The Threat” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 19 (in Chapter 1), 122-127 (in Chapter 7) of the Simon & Schuster hardback edition. |
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Miller, John in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 233, 234-235 (in Chapter 3, unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “Envelope Epidemiology” and subsequent question and answer section) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Kanon, Gregory M in his “The Great UFO Hoax” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 110 (in Chapter 7) of the Galde Press softcover edition. |
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King, Jon in his “Cosmic Top Secret” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 348 (in the chapter entitled “Document |
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Klass, Philip J in “The UFO Invasion” (1997) (edited by Kendrick Frazier, Barry Karr and Joe Nickell) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 207-209 of the Prometheus hardback edition (in Chapter 28, “Additional Comments about the ‘Unusual Personal Experiences Survey”). The relevant chapter is a reprint of an article in the Skeptical Inquirer 17 (Winter 1993), which in turn was excerpted from Philip J Klass’s Skeptics UFO Newsletter 16 (July 1992). |
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Kurland, Michael in his “The Complete Idiot's Guide to Extraterrestrial Intelligence” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 143 (in Chapter 14) of the Alpha Books softcover edition. |
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Lamb, David in his “The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence : A Philosophical Inquiry” (2001) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 131 (in Chapter 5) of the Routledge softcover edition. |
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Little, Gregory in his “Grand Illusions” (1994) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 68 (in Chapter 3) of the White Buffalo softcover edition. |
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Mack, John E in his “Abduction : Human Encounters with Aliens” (1994) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 15-16 (in Chapter 1) of the Scribners hardback edition (with the same page numbering in the Pocket Books softcover edition) at page 448 (in Appendix B) of the 1995 revised Ballantine Books paperback edition. |
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Mack, John E in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 223 (in Chapter 3, question and answer section following unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “Follow-Up Of Diagnostic Positives”) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Mannion, Michael in his “Project Mindshift” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 143 (in Chapter 5) of the Evans hardback edition. |
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Moffitt, John in his “Picturing Extraterrestrials : Alien Images in Modern Mass Culture” (2003) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 25-26 of the Prometheus hardback edition. |
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Nyman, Joe in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 218-223 (in Chapter 3, unnumbered sub-chapter entitled “Follow-Up Of Diagnostic Positives”) of the North Cambridge Press hardback edition. |
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Pope, Nick in his “The Uninvited” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 126-129 (in Chapter 7) of the Simon and Schuster hardback edition, with the same page numbering in the Pocket Books paperback edition. |
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Pritchard, Dave in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 230 (in Chapter |
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Randle, Kevin D and Estes, Russ and Cone, William in their “The Abduction Enigma” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 25, 58 (in Chapter 1), 343-344 (in Chapter 24) of the Forge hardback edition. |
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Randle, Kevin D and Estes, Russ in their “Faces of the Visitors” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 118-119 (in Part 3) of the Fireside softcover edition. |
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Randles, Jenny and Hough, Peter in their “Encyclopedia of the Unexplained” (1995) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 59 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “Space Invaders”) of the Brockhampton hardback edition. |
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Randles, Jenny in her “Alien Contact – The First Fifty Years” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 124 (in the chapter entitled “1992”) of the Collins and Brown hardback edition. |
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Randles, Jenny in her “Star Children” (1995) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 32-33 (in Chapter 2) of the Sterling softcover edition. |
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Randles, Jenny in her “The Complete Book of Aliens and Abductions” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) a pages 51-52 (in Part 1) of the Piatkus hardback edition. |
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Randles, Jenny in her “The Paranormal Source Book” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 6-7 (in the unnumbered, but alphabetically arranged, chapter entitled “Alien Abductions”) of the Piatkus hardback edition. |
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Randles, Jenny in her “The Unexplained: Great Mysteries of the 20th Century” (1994) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 133 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “The 1990s”) of the Index hardback edition. |
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Rux, Bruce in his “Hollywood Vs. the Aliens” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 119 (in Chapter 2) of the Frog softcover edition. |
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Sagan, Carl in his “The Demon Haunted World” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 62-63, 64 (in Chapter 4) of the Headline softcover edition. |
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Schnabel, Jim in his “Dark White” (1994) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 194-195 (in Chapter 9), 284 (in the Epilogue) of the Hamish Hamilton softcover edition. |
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Smith, Angela Thompson in her “Diary Of An Abduction” (2001) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages xvi (in the Introduction), 203 (in Chapter 12) of the Hampton Roads softcover edition. |
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Stires, Lloyd in “The UFO Invasion” (1997) (edited by Kendrick Frazier, Barry Karr and Joe Nickell) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 203-206 of the Prometheus hardback edition (in Chapter 27, “3.7 Million Americans Kidnapped by Aliens”). The relevant chapter is a reprint of an article in the Skeptical Inquirer 17 (Winter 1993). |
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Van Dyk, Gregory in his “The Alien Files” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 97 (in Chapter 4) of the Element paperback edition. |
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Van Voorhis, Joanne in “Alien Discussions: Abduction Study Conference Held at M. I. T.” (1994) (edited by Andrea Pritchard et al.) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 230 (in Chapter |
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Wilson, Colin in his “Alien Dawn” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 9 (in Chapter 1), 247 (in Chapter 7) of the Virgin softcover edition (with the same page numbering in the Virgin paperback edition). |
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