Hey! I love this topic, why have I decided to ignore it until now...
Did you know?H. P. Lovecraft, one of the most popular science fiction writers of his time (and still today), wrote many stories pertaining to worlds not of our own with creatures of such a fantastic imagination that hooked readers of all ages. His stories, mostly the ones of other, grayer planets, sparked the imagination of the public to the point of creating cults that are still around and running today. These cults include beliefs in
Cthulu "The all knowing, all seeing evil", and of '
Greys', or grey skinned aliens that often 'trade technological advances' with us humans.
These cults are insane, seriously, and the fact that we even think aliens 'abduct' people today started from H. P. Lovecraft. The first book he wrote including these 'Grey-skinned beings' showed imagery of such detail of these extraterrestrial being that included tails! Our visions have been altered since then, but remained along the same basic properties.
After the book was released, one month later not exactly, ok?) someone first reported being abducted in our known history.
...So if you read all of this, what do you think? (Man, I WANT to make a topic on this - someone do it for me)