Was the Fourth Kind Based on a True Story?

The Fourth Kind is a movie about Alien Abductionfilm didn't have the where-with-all to purchase this and
starring Mila Jovavich, which was released infill it with some valid, yet misleading filler, if only to
November of 2009. The film opted for an incrediblyincrease their viral capacity.
forceful viral campaign, in which it claimed to be basedAlso important, is the fact that Nome itself is
on true events that originated from Nome, Alaska.misrepresented in the film. Many natives describe that
While, there is some validity to the concept, it is onlyNome is mostly made up of Alaskan Natives, not the
slight. What really happened, is that a series ofwhite-washed cast you see in the film. Also important
investigations were launched about a number ofis the fact that the movie portrays Nome being a lush
missing people in Nome and its vicinity. However, afteryet cold, mountain valley. People living in Nome
the investigations were concluded, the FBI determineddescribe it as a flat-land for miles.
that Alcohol and the Extreme Cold were to blame forSo as a result, my final opinion is that the Fourth Kind is
the disappearance.barely based on anything that happened at all. I'm fairly
More importantly, if one looks up Dr. Abigail Tyler online,sure that Abigail Tyler didn't exist, at least, not one who
you will find a single entry on the "Alaska Psychiatrylived in Nome Alaska and did regressive hypnosis.
Journal"; whose root URL is completely devoid of life.However, if you are interested in UFOs and stories of
A quick whois search reveals that the URL wasAbductions, read my blog below. Anonymous
actually only purchased two months before thecontributors post their stories about things they have
release of the film. It seems that the producers of theexperienced...read them...and decide for yourselves.