In November 1989, Linda Napolitano alleged she was levitated from her Manhattan apartment on a blue beam and taken aboard a reddish‑orange spacecraft toward the Brooklyn Bridge. UFO researcher Budd Hopkins claimed 23 witnesses confirmed seeing her floating. The case resurfaced in the 2024 Netflix docuseries The Manhattan Alien Abduction. Napolitano later sued Netflix for defamation over how her story was portrayed. Her case remains deeply controversial—and among the most filmed and litigated abductions ever EL PAÍS English+13The Sun+13All That’s Interesting+13Apple TV+10Wikipedia+10New York Post+10.
