Tag: UFO

The Boundary Deficit Hypothesis Posted on

1988: Abductions: The Boundary Deficit Hypothesis

1988 by Martin Kottmeyer As claims about the reality of alien abductions multiply, the assertion is increasingly heard that psychology offers little or no insight into how such experiences could occur if they are unreal. Abductees are normal people. Tests prove it. How, then, could normal people make such impossible claims as those found in abduction narratives and not be right? If this assertion is true, the theatre version of the UFO phenomenon is in jeopardy. To the extent that the UFO phenomenon is a genre of theatre and an expression of the human imagination, it must be amenable to psychological study. Clearly this is a paradox that needs to be addressed. Drama is quintessentially involved with conflict, the exercise of power. Aliens and their […] Read More

Abduction Overview Posted on

1999: RE: The Evidence for Alien Abduction

Recently I posted an extract from John Rimmer‘s _The Evidence for Alien Abduction_ which suggested that there may be gender differences in the way that males and females experience, interpret or report abduction experiences. What bothers me about the whole abduction phenomenon is that it seems absolutely random – at the moment. Now if I were an alien, who would I abduct? That would depend on the purpose of said abduction, of course. *If the purpose was mainly medical or scientific, as in ‘studying that funny species inhabiting planet Earth’ or trying to cross-breed both species, I would abduct people who live alone, in outlying areas. That would eliminate the risk of my alien craft (which you humans call UFOs 🙂 being spotted, and […] Read More

Abduction Overview Posted on

1997: Betty Hill Disavows Modern Abduction Research

BETTY HILL and her husband Barney were apparently abducted by the occupants of a UFO in September 1961. The event became the template for the ever more elaborate abduction claims that we hear today. But they don’t impress Betty Hill, as PETER BROOKESMITH discovered when he visited her at home in New Hampshire. I’d heard about Betty’s acerbic opinions of the modern abduction phenomenon on the ufological grapevine. Naturally I wondered how far and in what ways we might agree. We talked a lot about cats (about 15 condescend to frequent her house) and politics and her own abduction, but her less than dewy-eyed approach to most of today’s abduction claims will probably surprise people more. Those who promote the abduction phenomenon or, by […] Read More

Abduction Overview Posted on

1997: UFO Contacts and Abductions

by Ing. Gustavo Nelen 50 years have gone by since Kenneth Arnold saw “flying saucers” from his private plane over Washington state. In the intervening years, we hardly know anything else about the matter. Nonetheless, the UFO phenomenon has in some way managed to become more extensive, invading fields such as the psychic and the religious, aside from such rumors as the Roswell crash or the ever-present Hangar 18, which are related to the “great UFO cover-up” allegedly perpetrated by the U.S intelligence community. From George Adamski onward, a wave of rumors involving contact by apparently extraterrestrial beings sweeps across the country. They were tall and blonde, hailing from the planet Venus, and came in peace, acting as our elder brothers. Between 1968 and […] Read More

Clinical Discrepancies reported in UFO Abductions Posted on

1993: Clinical Discrepancies between expected and observed data in patients reporting UFO Abductions: Implications for Treatment

RIMA E. LAIBOW, M.D. Child and Adult Psychiatry Cerridwen 13 Summit Terrace Dobbs’ Ferry, NY 10522 (914)693-3081 Clinical Discrepancies between expected and observed data in patients reporting UFO Abductions: Implications for Treatment ABSTRACT: IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS PAPER MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO ASSIGN OR WITHHOLD EXTERNAL VALIDITY RELATIVE TO UFO ABDUCTION SCENARIOS. Patients who believe themselves to be UFO abductees are a heterogeneous group widely dispersed along demographic and cultural lines. Careful examination of these patients and their abduction reports presents four areas of significant discrepancy between expected and observed data. Implications for the treatment of patients presenting UFO abduction scenarios are discussed. INTRODUCTION If a patient were to confide to a therapist that he had been abducted by aliens who took […] Read More

Abduction Overview Posted on

1996: Demon Possession and Alien Abduction: Similarities of an Enigma

The following excerpt is from a work in progress, Demon Possession and Alien Abduction: Similarities of an Enigma, by R.G. Teets, copyright 1996, Headline Books, Inc. (TerraAlta@aol.com) I cannot unequivocally state that so-called demons or extraterrestrials are, in fact, objectively real. But as I continue to research subjects seemingly connected with the UFO phenomenon, it is apparent from a great number of percipients I’ve interviewed (and collateral research, as well) that the net effects of many, but certainly not all, of these interactions, be they with non-human intelligence or with other states of mind (i.e. consciousness and all of its various aberrations) appear to demonstrate many similarities between the UFO abduction experience and demonic/spirit possession. This is not to eliminate other possibilities (for a […] Read More

Fire In The Sky - The Taking Of Travis Walton Posted on

1993: Fire In The Sky – The Taking Of Travis Walton

The following appeared in the March/April [1993] issue of The Georgia Skeptic, the newsletter of the Georgia Skeptics: by Anson Kennedy On November 5, 1975, a 22 year old logger by the name of Travis Walton was allegedly abducted by a UFO near Snowflake, Arizona. Witnessed by six companions, his experience is possibly the most unique and controversial alien abduction tale in the short history of the phenomenon. Now, some seventeen years later, Paramount Pictures has brought this incredible story to the silver screen. On March 12, 1993, Fire in the Sky> opened in theaters across the country. Scripted by Tracy Torme’, who also wrote last year’s CBS miniseries on alien abductions, Intruders, the movie is loosely based on Walton’s book, aptly named The […] Read More

Alien Abductions Through The Ages Posted on

1994: Alien Abductions Through The Ages

by Dr. Gregory L. Little 1994 The abduction stories form a continuum with old legends and beliefs …They do contain a message …given to us by the hidden parts of our being. — John Rimmer – (The Evidence for Alien Abductions – 1984) Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore – While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. — Edgar Allan Poe – (The Raven) “We stepped into the fringe of reality,” Karla Turner replied to a questioner — after relating her incredible story to an immense group at the 1992 Ozark UFO Conference. “Our book comes from the […] Read More

Alien Abduction? Posted on

2004: ALIEN ABDUCTION? JUNK SCIENCE CALLS IT SLEEP PARALYSIS

By Budd Hopkins This is the way the New York Times should have headlined their July 6 science section piece on the poorly understood phenomenon of sleep paralysis. Unfortunately, however, the headline read “Alien Abduction? Science Calls It Sleep Paralysis” [my emphasis], suggesting to the world that the UFO abduction phenomenon has at last been successfully explained away. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Junk Science is the proper designation for the many outlandish, irrelevant and unsupported hypotheses debunkers have employed over the years to dismiss UFO abductions (some of which I will discuss in future articles). Non-junk Science – the real thing, based upon the scientific method – begins by amassing and studying all the accurate, relevant data before any serious hypothesizing […] Read More

Abduction Experience Classification Posted on

1992: Abduction Experience Classification

TOP SECRET TOP SECRET  To: Majestic-12, Washington, DC From Col. [Blacked Out], USAF Flight Commander S4, Area 51  Codename: DREAMLAND TS “Majic Q” Clearance-Star-Raker Abduction Experience Classification By: Dr. Richard D. Butler The following is a brief description of the most commonly reported abduction experience types. It is intended to provide a standard of classification in abduction research. [AE-1] LUCID DREAM This is a lucid dream experience generated internally by the subject’s subconscious. There is no Human/ET (Extra-Terrestrial) interaction at any level. They are usually grandiose in nature and lack a logical progression. [AE-2] TECHNO/TELEPATHIC LUCID DREAM These are lucid dream experiences internally generated by external forces. It is ET in origin and accomplished by the technologically enhanced psychic intrusion of the subject’s subconscious. The […] Read More

An Alien Harvest Posted on

1995: An Alien Harvest

Evidence of Grey Origins and Reasons for Human Abduction Written and Compiled by Dragonbane Final Release (v2.5):8-6-1995 Please Direct any questions to by E-mail to webmaster@think-aboutit.com Among the mysteries of modern ufology is the origin of the entities known as the Greys. These small beings are the most commonly observed entities reported by abductees aboard an extraterrestrial craft and are believed to be the ones most responsible for human abductions. There are many things that we do know about the Greys, derived mostly from abductee reports, but there is far more that we do not yet know or understand. Using the evidence at hand, including a collective of abductee reports and stolen government files, it is now possible to make accurate estimates of several […] Read More

Part 8 Posted on

The High Strangeness of Dimensions, Densities, and The Process of Alien Abduction 8a

This is an assorted collection of excerpts relating to specific questions about different aliens and abduction processes asked by various guests at the sessions at various times. For the most part, they are self-explanatory. Q: (L) Who are the beings that have been abducting Karla Turner and her family? A: Lizards. Q: (L) Why have they been abducting that group of people? A: Same reasons they have been abducting you and Fred. Q: (L) They have been abducting Karla Turner and her family because they perceive them as a threat and wish to drive them to self-destruction? A: Yes. Q: (L) In one abduction she described in this book, what was the black shadowy thing that seemed like a moving “nothing” on the ground? […] Read More

Part 7 Posted on

The High Strangeness of Dimensions, Densities, and The Process of Alien Abduction 7a

Q: (L) I read the new book by Dr. David Jacobs, professor of History at Temple University, concerning his extensive research into the alien abduction phenomenon. [Dr. Jacobs wrote his Ph.D. thesis on the history of the UFOs.] Dr. Jacobs says that now, after all of these years of somewhat rigorous research, that he KNOWS what the aliens are here for and he is afraid. David Jacobs says that producing offspring is the primary objective behind the abduction phenomenon. Is this, in fact, the case? A: Part, but not “the whole thing.” Q: (L) Is there another dominant reason? A: Replacement. Q: (L) Replacement of what? A: You. Q: (L) How do you mean? Creating a race to replace human beings, or abducting specific […] Read More

Part 5 Posted on

The High Strangeness of Dimensions, Densities, and The Process of Alien Abduction 5a

Q: (L) Is the amnesia related to UFO abductions deliberately induced or is it a product of the mind’s inability to deal with the event? A: It is an equal commingling of both. Q: (L) The part that is deliberately induced, how is that accomplished? A: By using a cosmic energy flow to influence memory function through a combination of spiritual and chemical interaction. Q: (L) Can you be more specific? A: Being more specific would be in another way less specific, but a good way to put it is altering the flow of electromagnetic energy in the brain. Electromagnetic energy, electromagnetism, is the life force that exists within all that evolves through long wave or short wave cycles. Q: (L) Now, I have […] Read More