Denzler Abduction Survey (B1-B2)

File — Multiple Containers

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Background files include relevant topics, general cases, social trends, cults, related phenomena, scientific topics relevant to ufology, assembled by Vallee in support of his research over the years. Also contains field notes and press documents about related topics such as cattle mutilations, and face-to-face meetings of NIDS and BAASS, as well as various research proposals.

Correspondence includes letters exchanged with Aime Michel, Dr. Hynek, Dr. Guerin, and many leading researchers and investigators, starting in the late 1950s to the mid 2010s.

Analysis files are planned for donation in the future, and will include research studies, often field investigations or document research about specific UFO topics.

Dates

1960 - 2015

Conditions Governing Access

This material is restricted by request of the donor for ten years from the date of the gift. The opening date for Series I and II will be Jan. 24, 2028. For Series III: Case Files, the date will be Jan. 1, 2031. Contact woodson@rice.edu for details.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 48 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

The box labelled B1 contains numerous first-hand, unpublished UFO abduction narratives recorded by researcher Brenda Denzler in the process of her research for a thesis and a book entitled The Lure of the Edge: Scientific passions, religious beliefs and the pursuit of UFOs. These narratives were derived from two surveys conducted by Dr. Denzler using structured questionnaires at the Tampa UFO conference in the Fall of 1966, and at other similar meetings. The survey was administered from 1995 to 1997. There were 275 respondents.

The box labelled B2 contains the remaining files from the Survey of Abductions by Brenda Denzler, which she entrusted to Jacques Vallee for safekeeping after completing her analysis of the data. In an appendix to her book, The Lure of the Edge (Berkeley: U. of California, 2001) she wrote: "To help address (the) lack of information about the UFO community (broadly conceived) I conducted two surveys in the United States (...) Each of the two surveys was designed to capture data from different segments of the UFO community. A long survey was created for abductees only. A short survey was created in order to acquire demographic data and information on attitudes and expectations from the UFO community in general." Also in this box are (1) an interesting brochure entitled Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain Conference on UFO Investigation, a meeting conducted by Dr. Leo Sprinkle in Laramie, Wyoming in May 1980 and (2) a file of newspaper clippings in English about UFO sightings.