Saw this doing the rounds yesterday. Nebraska's got form for this sort of thing - there's a decent ley line corridor running through the midwest that a few researchers have flagged for years. Whether that's relevant or not, who knows.
The 3-hour window is interesting though. Most abduction accounts cluster around 90 minutes to 4 hours, so it fits the pattern rather uncomfortably well. Doesn't mean it's genuine, but it doesn't mean it isn't.
What I'd want to know:
Did he have any animals with him? Livestock react weirdly before and after these events, Any unusual marks on his body afterwards?, Was there physical trace evidence on the land - flattened crops, scorched earth, that sort of thing?
I've been doing paranormal photography around Merseyside for about 15 years now and the cases that tend to have legs are the ones where the witness has nothing to gain from going public. A farmer in rural Nebraska? He's probably going to get absolute grief from his neighbours. That's actually a point in his favour.
The MIB angle is worth watching too. If anyone starts turning up asking him to keep quiet, that changes the conversation entirely.
Anyone got a link to the original report? I've only seen secondhand summaries. Would like to read his actual account before forming a proper opinion rather than just the usual breathless rewrite that gets passed around.