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In the United States the first story of abduction by extraterrestrials that received national attention was that of Betty and Barney Hill, a couple from New Hampshire who claimed to have been kidnapped in a UFO in 1961. There is, however, another, earlier, story of abduction. This one dates from 1957 and centers around Antônio Villas Boas, a farmer from rural Brazil.But these are only regarded as mere folk tales since there's no substantial evidence.This is not to say that scientists wouldn't love to have evidence of extraterrestrial life, especially intelligent life and so the search is going on.