However, the time allocated in the T.V. show to James' story was extremely short and apart from Dr. Chris French's rather generalized opinions, most of James' account was missed.

James submitted a more detailed account of his experiences to The WHY? Files and we are pleased to publish it. His account of life-long experiences is, at times, harrowing, from being diagnosed as suffering from a mental illness to being tormented by other children.James Bazil's response can be read at:

I know, this doesn't prove anything, but... I have long been an advocate of using polygraph testing as a part of a preliminary screening process for anyone reporting UFO occupant abduction cases.

I'm familiar with the fact that polygraph has some shortcomings and that it is inadmissible in a court of law etc. Nonetheless, it could prove useful as a means of eliminating individuals who are being intentionally deceptive. And intrinsic shortcomings aside, it is still no 'easy matter' to fool a lie detector, especially when coupled with an expert/experienced operator.

Before I consented to participate in the NOVA abduction segment I had made several requests that I hoped would be fulfilled and aired. Although I was promised that 'some of them' would be used, in fact none were ever used. One such request that I made was for a polygraph examination. I thought it would be a great way to apply an immediate 'acid test' to the abductees. A test that even if only 'one' of us passed the exam, would have made a compelling result and lent 'some' credibility to the reports being made.

Other forms of examination that I suggested included; a complete psychological work-up using experts of their own choosing; and several simple medical scans for any anomalous "foreign objects" in the bodies of the abductees, Not a one was followed up.

Again I say; shame on them for not having taken advantage of a golden opportunity to do some serious science reporting on this subject.

I am convinced that any kind of 'testing' would only have strengthened the reports we (the abductees) were making. Finally, after all these years, somebody in the UK bothered to actually administer a polygraph test to an abductee and just look at the result.

There is a genuine mystery here that has been consistently ignored, ridiculed and marginalized by all.

John Velez

source & references:

http://www.thewhyfiles.net/abductions4.htm

http://www.virtuallystrange.net/ufo/updates/