The Story of Linda Cortile

-The Story of Linda CortileThe a*******n – November 30, 1989Linda Cortile (a pseudonym for Linda Napolitano), claimed that at around 3:15 a.m., she was abducted from her 12th-floor apartment in Manhattan, near the Brooklyn Bridge.Beings entered her bedroom and levitated her from her bed.She was floated, semi-conscious and paralyzed, out the window and into a hovering UFO above the East River.She said she was taken aboard the craft, where medical experiments were performed on her.What made the case extraordinary was that multiple people allegedly witnessed the a*******n:Two bodyguards and a high-ranking United Nations diplomat (referred to as “Richard” and “Dan” in Hopkins’ book) claimed they saw a woman floating mid-air into a glowing craft above Manhattan.Other local residents also reportedly saw strange lights and objects in the sky that night.Later, the two bodyguards contacted Budd Hopkins anonymously and described what they saw. Eventually, they met Linda and were shocked to recognize her as the same woman they had seen “floating in the sky.”Under hypnotic regression, Linda gave detailed descriptions of:Alien beings: described as the classic “Greys” with large heads and black eyes.Procedures: She remembered being examined and implanted with unknown devices.She also said that she wasn’t alone — there were other abductees, possibly children or other adults, aboard the craft. Investigation & ControversyBudd Hopkins spent years documenting the case, considering it one of the strongest a*******n cases ever due to:Multiple independent witnessesA central urban location