Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Kidnapped by Ufonauts

The 1961 abduction of Betty and Barney Hill is often presented as the first reported kidnap by aliens. In fact, the first reported abduction took place four years earlier in rural Brazil. At the time, the case was considered so bizarre that Ufologists were wary of publicising it. Now, it seems almost tame in comparison to today's lurid abduction narratives.

On the night of October 15 1957, 23-year-old student Antonio Villa Boas was ploughing the fields on his father's farm. He saw a shining craft like "an elongated egg" descend swiftly from the skies and hover in front of him.

The craft was topped by a rotating dome that continually changed colour between red and green. Three metal legs unfolded from the underside and it gently touched down.

Villa Boas jumped off his tractor and fled. He was intercepted by a small figure wearing a tight grey jumpsuit and a tall helmet. He punched it to the ground only to be overpowered by three similar figures. They hauled him kicking and screaming up a ladder into the craft.

"All seemed strong, but not so strong that had I fought with them one at a time I should have been afraid of losing," he recalled. "I believe that in a free-for-all fight I could face any single one of them on an equal base."

The Brazilian was dragged into in a brightly-lit room with metallic walls:

"In the middle stood a round solid pillar which narrowed in the middle and supported the ceiling. The only furniture in the room was an unusually shaped table and several swivelling stools like one sees in bars. Everything was made from the same metal."

The entities tried to communicate with their captive, but since their language consisted of "slow barks and yelps" he was unable to understand them.

Alien Sex Fiend

The humanoids stripped the Villa Boas naked and smeared a thick translucent liquid all over his body. After taking a blood sample from his chin, they led him into a square room furnished only with a couch and left him on his own. The room filled with a noxious grey gas that made him retch and vomit. Twenty minutes later, the door slid open and an attractive female walked in.

Sexually charged images of alien abduction were common in contemporary sci-fi pulps.

"My jaw had dropped and with good reason," recalled Villa Boas. "This woman was completely naked, as was I, and barefoot. She was also pretty... her hair was an almost whitish shade of blonde as if peroxided... her eyes were blue and large, more narrow than broad and slanted outwards."

"Her body was much more beautiful than any I have ever seen before. It was slim, and her breasts stood up high and well separated. Her waistline was thin, her belly flat, her hips well developed, and her thighs were large."

When the stranger began caressing him, Villa Boas responded instinctively. "I believe that the liquid they rolled on me was the cause of it," he explained. "All I know is that I felt an uncontrollable sexual excitement. We ended up on the couch where we had sexual relations."

The only unusual aspect of the coupling was the female's tendency to growl like a dog when aroused. As Villa Boas put it, "Some of the grunts I heard coming from the alien woman's mouth at certain moments nearly spoilt everything, giving me the disagreeable impression that I was having sex with an animal."

Once their lovemaking was over, the female took a sperm sample from the Brazilian and placed it in a test tube. She pointed to her belly, then up at the sky. Villa Boas believed she was telling him that she would bear their child on her home world.

The Stopped Clock

Two males entered the chamber and handed Villa Boas back his clothes. Then they led him back to the room with the swivel chairs and left him standing by the table while they talked among themselves.

Villa Boas noticed a curious object sitting on the table. It was a small box with a glass top, which resembled an alarm clock with a single stationery hand. He tried to pocket it, but one of the aliens noticed his sleight-of-hand and snatched the object back. He was then ushered to the entrance and unceremoniously dismissed.

The craft rose slowly into the air with its top rotating, then sped into the distance. Four hours had passed since the initial landing (a longer period than seems to be covered by Villa Boas' recollection of events).

The Aftermath

Following his abduction, Villa Boas experienced symptoms suggestive of radiation poisoning; including nausea, migraines, and a burning sensation around his eyes.

He did not seek to profit from his experience, and his story was not even made public until many years later. By then, he had completed his law degree and become a successful attorney. He gave a single television interview in 1978 to confirm his story, then spoke no more about it.

Unlike the contactees prominent during the 1950s, Villa Boas did not ascribe any deep significance to his experience. He proffered an unflattering yet pragmatic explanation of why he had been abducted:

"What they wanted of me (was) a good stud to improve their stock. In the final analysis that was all it was. I was angry, but then I decided not to worry about it. After all, I had enjoyed some pleasurable moments!"

Sources

Lynn Picknett: The Mammoth Book of UFOs, pp287-289.
Orbis Publishing: The Paranormal Files, pp212-221.
John Spencer: UFOs: The Definitive Casebook, pp181-184.
Coral Lorenzen: Flying Saucers: The Invasion from Outer Space, pp64-74.
Chancellor Press: World's Greatest Alien Abduction Mysteries, pp31-35
Peter Brookesmith: UFO: The Complete Sightings Catalogue, pp61-63.