Robert Hastings, a prominent UFO researcher and author of UFOs & Nukes, has investigated military encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena.
But Hastings is no mere observer of the phenomenon—he claims to be a participant. In a recent interview on The Good Trouble Show, Hastings revealed that he has experienced multiple abductions by non-human entities (NHI) since the 1980s, describing them as “real, physical confrontations” that defy conventional understanding.
“I don’t care about your educational background, your intelligence, if you don’t accept the reality of this, you’ve missed the boat,” Hastings said during the interview.
Hastings’ first abduction experience occurred in August 1988 during a camping trip near Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was with a group of 15 people when, as he recounts, he and two others were taken by non-human entities.
“What occurred that night made me convinced beyond any doubt that I, in fact, together with two people, had been abducted by non-human entities,” Hastings said. “When it occurred, of course, it was shocking. I never anticipated anything like that occurring in my life.”
Though Hastings was familiar with abduction stories from researchers like Bud Hopkins and John Mack, he never imagined it would happen to him. Over the years, he says, the experiences continued, with multiple abductions occurring from the late 1980s through 2014.
“It’s real, these these experiences are physical, they are face-to-face confrontations with NHI. They’re not psychological fantasies, they’re not delusions and so it’s part of the story. And if the full story is to be told about the UFO reality, I have to from my own perspective incorporate this in all of my other work.”
One of Hastings’ most vivid encounters took place on December 31, 2014. He recalls waking up in the middle of the night to see a four-foot-tall entity standing at the foot of his bed.
“It was clearly a grey,” Hastings said. “Large bulbous head, I couldn’t see facial features, they were in the dark, but very skinny frame about four feet tall.”