Sourcing status: Disputed — this is a contested claim, not independently verified. Presented as a documented claim, not established fact.
Reported nighttime abduction of Linda Cortile (a pseudonym for Linda Napolitano) from a Manhattan apartment, allegedly witnessed by independent observers near the Brooklyn Bridge, including, per Budd Hopkins, two security personnel and a UN official. The case is one of the most discussed in abduction literature and is contested in detail.