Spring Break
The abduction of Raymond Shearer
By: Aaron Sakulich
Issue date: 6/1/07 Section: Ed-Op
Originally published: 6/1/07 at 3:39 AM EST
Last update: 6/1/07 at 3:39 AM EST
Originally published: 6/1/07 at 3:39 AM EST
Last update: 6/1/07 at 3:39 AM EST
Shearer claims that the aliens performed some sort of medical test on him and that he was afraid these tests had turned him into an unwilling spy. After his supposed abduction, he quit his job as a lawyer and became obsessed with politics, working on political campaigns for free. Yet, he was constantly afraid of running for public office in case the aliens had somehow planted him with this obsession so that, upon their return, they'd know, so to speak, some low people in high places. Anyway, you can't watch bad sci-fi movies from the 1950s without seeing this theme pop up over and over again. In Killers from Space bug-eyed space aliens retrieve an Air Force pilot from a downed aircraft, repair his injuries, and then send him back to his base to steal secrets about the date and place of upcoming atomic tests. An even better fit is the strangely creepy Invaders from Mars, in which the Martians insert needles into the backs of the necks of unsuspecting victims, who then become their spies. (Shearer reported a large bump on the back of his neck.) Although it doesn't involve space aliens, we can hardly forget the original Manchurian Candidate which both absolutely terrified me and had the theme of politically-motivated spying. (Historical note: after RFK was assassinated, Frank Sinatra thought that perhaps his movie had played some role, bought the rights to it, and sat on them for a couple decades.) Even 1956's Invasion of the Body Snatchers has some similarities: full-grown creatures that are exact duplicates of certain people are hatched from pods, and then they kill the people and take their place. Certainly Shearer wasn't claiming that occurred to him, but, the general idea of alien spies indistinguishable from regular people isn't far away.
When describing the monsters from beyond the stars that had abducted him, he claimed that they were in good, athletic shape, wore blue jumpsuits, had helmets, slightly slanted eyes and flattened, elongated faces. Overall, he said that they looked sort of like the people depicted in art from ancient Egypt, except much paler.
When describing the monsters from beyond the stars that had abducted him, he claimed that they were in good, athletic shape, wore blue jumpsuits, had helmets, slightly slanted eyes and flattened, elongated faces. Overall, he said that they looked sort of like the people depicted in art from ancient Egypt, except much paler.
Husain
posted 6/01/07 @ 5:45 PM EST
I Think too that shearer's story was doctored from old movies ( good research). My personal view about aliens and the related story is , if they exist and have such technological advancement , why would they contact or abduct any earthly beings , they would have better ways to find out earthly secrets , assuming they are technically more advanced than us. (Continued…)