Allagash Waterway Abduction
Four art students on a wilderness camping trip were allegedly abducted by a UFO. Under hypnosis years later, they recalled identical examinations aboard a craft.
The Allagash Waterway Abduction
In August 1976, four art students on a canoeing trip in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway of Maine reported seeing a bright UFO. Years later, suffering from nightmares, they underwent hypnotic regression and recalled being taken aboard a craft and subjected to examinations. Their consistent accounts made this a major abduction case.
The Four Witnesses
The group consisted of:
- Jack Weiner
- Jim Weiner (twins)
- Chuck Rak
- Charlie Foltz
- All art students
- Close friends
The Trip
August 1976:
- Canoeing expedition
- Allagash Wilderness
- Remote Maine
- Night fishing
- Eagle Lake area
The Sighting
While fishing:
- Bright light appeared
- Over the lake
- Changed colors
- Approached canoe
- Men paddled hard
The Bonfire
They had built:
- Large fire on shore
- As a beacon
- To guide them back
- Fire later
- Had burned out completely
Missing Time
When they reached shore:
- Fire was embers
- Should have burned longer
- Hours missing
- Could not account
- For lost time
Years Later
In late 1980s:
- Nightmares began
- For all four
- Similar content
- Examinations
- Beings present
The Hypnosis
Jim Weiner first:
- Underwent regression
- Then others
- Independent sessions
- Same memories
- Detailed and consistent
The Memories
All four recalled:
- Taken from canoe
- Floated to craft
- Placed on tables
- Examined by beings
- Samples taken
The Beings
They described:
- Four-foot tall
- Large heads
- Large dark eyes
- Long fingers
- Typical “grey” appearance
The Examinations
Each man remembered:
- Naked on table
- Being examined
- Instruments used
- Samples extracted
- Similar procedures
Dr. David Jacobs
UFO researcher:
- Conducted hypnosis
- Multiple sessions
- Found consistency
- Published findings
- Major case
Lie Detector
The witnesses:
- Passed polygraph tests
- Administered independently
- Results consistent
- With truthful testimony
- Added credibility
The Art
Being artists:
- All four drew
- Their memories
- Consistent images
- Detailed renderings
- Visual documentation
Significance
The Allagash case is significant for:
- Four witnesses together
- Consistent independent recall
- Artist documentation
- Polygraph results
- Missing time evidence
Legacy
The Allagash Waterway abduction became one of the most famous group abduction cases. The four witnesses’ consistent accounts under independent hypnosis, their polygraph results, and their artistic documentation made it a landmark case in abduction research.