Brief
Breakthrough
The claims the writer was given for Breakthrough, in the order they were given.
1
Whitley Strieber again referred to the 1976 New South Wales woman's experience in his third book about the visitors, Breakthrough, while he was struggling with the possible negative nature of the visitor experience.
“he again referred to her experience in his third book about the visitors, Breakthrough, at a time when he was struggling with the possible "negative" nature of the "visitor experience."”
Hair of the Alien: DNA and Other Forensic Evidence for Alien Abductions 2005-11-14 ch15:7975-8148 observation second hand
2
In his book Breakthrough (1995), pages 110-112, Whitley Strieber refers to the beings in the same case as having hair, seven years after Transformation, quoting from the woman's 1987-88 letter: "Unlike your visitors, mine had wispy bits at the back of their heads."
“See Breakthrough (1995) by Whitley Strieber, pp. 110-112. Seven years later Strieber refers to the beings in this case having hair. He quotes from the woman's letter from 1987-88: "Unlike your visitors, mine had wispy bits at the back of their heads" (p. 111).”
Hair of the Alien: DNA and Other Forensic Evidence for Alien Abductions 2005-11-14 ch23:15487-15742 testimony second hand
3
In the case described in Breakthrough, the hair on the two "male" beings was brown and on the "female" being was black, with colour-coordinated "shrouds."
“The hair on the two "males" was brown and the female "black," with color-coordinated "shrouds."”
Hair of the Alien: DNA and Other Forensic Evidence for Alien Abductions 2005-11-14 ch23:15748-15834 testimony second hand
4
Whitley Strieber does not link the account in Breakthrough to the reference in his previous book Transformation, nor does he highlight that he had kept the presence of hair out of his own original "visitor" descriptions.
“Strieber doesn't link the account here to the reference in his previous book, nor does he highlight that he had kept the presence of hair out of his own original "visitor" descriptions.”
Hair of the Alien: DNA and Other Forensic Evidence for Alien Abductions 2005-11-14 ch23:15844-16016 observation first hand
5
During the 1988 cabin encounter with the documentary filmmaker, the filmmaker was awakened by a small man with a huge head staring down at him.
“In 1988, when a documentary filmmaker was at our cabin, as I reported in Breakthrough, he was awakened by a small man with a huge head staring down at him.”
The Fourth Mind 2025-01-15 ch12:3132-3283 testimony second hand
6
Communion and Breakthrough are bestselling books by Whitley Strieber.
“including the bestsellers Communion and Breakthrough”
Whitley Strieber Reveals What 40 Years of Encounters Taught Him | Reality Check Rewind 2026-08-14 00:00:32.6-00:00:35.1 administrative first hand