Alien Abduction:

Term used to describe being taken onboard an "alien" craft against one's will or being 'kidnapped' by extraterrestrial beings.

(See also: Alien Abduction, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)

Alien Abduction

Kidnapping by non-human beings. The first reported claim of alien abduction was in Brazil in 1957 and since then there have been reports from all over the Western world - in Europe including the UK, Australia, South Africa, Russia, and North America. Although people�s experiences vary quite widely, the following features recur

• Light, especially a beam which draws the person up, and sometimes vibration.
• A spacecraft of some kind.
• Humanoid beings, especially small gray ones with large black eyes, who communicate by telepathy.
• Medical tests being performed and eggs or sperm removed so that human/alien offspring can be produced.
• Lost periods of time and inexplicable small wounds.
• Very few accounts are complete but sometimes the full story is recovered through hypnosis.

(See also: Alien Abduction, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Alien Abduction

Kidnapping by non-human beings. The first reported claim of alien abduction was in Brazil in 1957 and since then there have been reports from all over the Western world - in Europe including the UK, Australia, South Africa, Russia, and North America. Although people’s experiences vary quite widely, the following features recur

• Light, especially a beam which draws the person up, and sometimes vibration.
• A spacecraft of some kind.
• Humanoid beings, especially small gray ones with large black eyes, who communicate by telepathy.
• Medical tests being performed and eggs or sperm removed so that human/alien offspring can be produced.
• Lost periods of time and inexplicable small wounds.
• Very few accounts are complete but sometimes the full story is recovered through hypnosis.

(See also: Alien Abduction, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Budd Hopkins is a central figure in Abduction Phenomenon and related UFO research. Hopkins is a painter and sculptor by profession; his works have been featured in some prestigious galleries and museums. In the 1970s, Hopkins became interested in tales of alleged alien abduction, and began using hypnosis to uncover memories of abuductions which were supposedly supressed. Hopkins has written several popular books abou ...

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For other uses of related terms, see abduction The abduction phenomenon is an umbrella term used to describe a number of hypotheses, claims or assertions stating that non-human creatures kidnap individuals—sometimes called "abductees"—usually for medical testing or for sexual reproduction procedures. Many such encounters are described as terrifying or humiliating, but others describe them as transformative or even pleasant. Reports of the abduction phenomenon have been made from around the world, but have p ...

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• Abduction phenomenon - Overview
• Abduction phenomenon - Profile
• Abduction phenomenon - History
• Abduction phenomenon - John Mack
• Abduction phenomenon - Interpretations analyses and proposed explanations
• Abduction phenomenon - Alien Abduction Research Organizations
• Abduction phenomenon - Notable abduction claims
• Abduction phenomenon - Notable figures
• Abduction phenomenon - Sources

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An anomalous phenomenon is an observed phenomenon for which there is no suitable explanation in the context of a specific body of scientific knowledge (for example, astronomy or biology). Anomalous phenomenon - Introduction. Out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, extrasensory perception, ghosts, demonic encounters, poltergeists, as well as sightings of UFOs and reports of alien abductions are phenomena, most of which are not widely accepted as real by mainstream scientists, some of whom go as far ...

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Some people believe they have had alien implants inserted into their bodies. Typically, the subject also believes he or she is the victim of an alien abduction during which the surgery occurred. Claimed abilities of the implants range from mind control to location tracking (akin to humans tagging wild animals for study). This is called biotelemetry and it seems to have been applied within the MK-Ultra project, a secretive CIA mind-control research program. Many skeptics argue against the idea of alien implants for a number of reasons, such as a belief that alien abductions are made up or the result of ...

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Budd Hopkins is a central figure in Abduction Phenomenon and related UFO research. Hopkins is a painter and sculptor by profession; his works have been featured in some prestigious galleries and museums. In the 1970s, Hopkins became interested in tales of alleged alien abduction, and began using hypnosis to uncover memories of abuductions which were supposedly supressed. Hopkins has written several popular books abou ...

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Ummo is a blanket term to describe a series of decades-long claims that aliens from the planet Ummo were communicating with persons on the earth. Most Ummo information was in the form of many detailed documents and letters sent to various esoteric groups or UFO enthusiasts. The Ummo affair was subject to much mainstream attention in France and Spain during the 1960's and 1970's, and a degree of interest remains regarding the subject. General consensus is that the entire affair was an elaborate hoax. The culprit (or culprits) are unknown, but a Jose Luis Jordan Pena has claimed responsi ...

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• Ummo - The documents' contents
• Ummo - Hypotheses and Proposed Explanations
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The Allagash Abductions is a part of the UFO / Alien Abduction theories. The Allagash abductions occurred on August 20, 1976 when four men in their mid-twenties ventured on a camping trip into the Allagash wilderness of Maine, United States. As darkness settled that August night, the men built a blazing campfire which they expected to burn all night long. Then they headed out in a canoe across the lake for a short trip. The next thing they remembered was rowing back to shore and finding the campfire burned out.Including:

• Allagash Abductions - External link

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UFO Casebook is a research organization that conducts both UFO and extraterrestrial research. It posts on its website the different alleged UFO and alien encounters that people has had. It even proclaim to have a listing of the different alien races that has been said to have been in contact with the human race, some of the aliens listed are considered neutral, few are friendly, others listed, including the ever popular Grey aliens have been deemed hostile to the human race. A related organization, Malevolent Alien Abduction Research also has a list of the different alien races that people said they had been in ...

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• UFO Casebook - External Sources

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Child custody and guardianship are legal terms which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child. Following ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in most countries, terms such as "custody" and "access" (known as "visitation" in the United States) have been superseded by the concepts of "residence" and "contact". Instead of a ...

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In many countries, child support is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made by a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, for the care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has broken down. In family law, child support is often arranged as part of a divorce, marital separation, dissolution, annulment or dissolution of a civil union and may supplement alimony (spousal support) arrangements. Child support - Legal theory. In most jurisdictions there is ...

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Louis Whitley Strieber (born June 13, 1945) is a US writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, which professes to be a non-fictional description of his subjective experiences with non-human entities; see alien abduction. Also for being the inspiration for the blockbuster movie about sudden climate change, "The Day After Tomorrow" along with co-author Art Bell. Whitley Strieber - Early life. Whitley Strieber was born in San Antonio, Texas, the so ...

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California-based therapist Gwen Dean noted forty-four parallels between alleged alien abductions and satanic ritual abuse. Both emerged as widespread phenomena in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and both often use hypnosis to recover lost or suppressed memories. Furthermore, the scenarios and narratives offered by abductees and SRA victims feature many similar elements: both are typically said to begin when the experiencer is in their youth; both are said to involve entire families and to occur generationally; the alien examination ta ...

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Satanic ritual abuse, Satanic ritual abuse - Prevalence, Satanic ritual abuse - Historical origins, Satanic ritual abuse - Modern times, Satanic ritual abuse - Specific cases, Satanic ritual abuse - Questioning children, Satanic ritual abuse - Hypnosis and false memories, Satanic ritual abuse - Popular culture, Satanic ritual abuse - Literature, Satanic ritual abuse - Parallels to reports of alien abduction

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There have been a variety of explanations offered for abduction phenomenon, ranging from sharply skeptical appraisals to uncritical acceptance of all abductee claims. Others have elected not to try explaining things, instead noting similarities to other phenomena, or simply documenting the development of the alien abduction phenomenon. Some have argued that alien abduction is a literal phenomenon: extraterrestrials kidnap humans in order to conduct studies or experiments. This is a well-known popular explanation, but has seen ve ...

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Abduction phenomenon, Abduction phenomenon - Overview, Abduction phenomenon - Profile, Abduction phenomenon - History, Abduction phenomenon - John Mack, Abduction phenomenon - Interpretations analyses and proposed explanations, Abduction phenomenon - Alien Abduction Research Organizations, Abduction phenomenon - Notable abduction claims, Abduction phenomenon - Notable figures, Abduction phenomenon - Sources

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There have been a variety of explanations offered for abduction phenomenon, ranging from sharply skeptical appraisals to uncritical acceptance of all abductee claims. Others have elected not to try explaining things, instead noting similarities to other phenomena, or simply documenting the development of the alien abduction phenomenon. Some have argued that alien abduction is a literal phenomenon: extraterrestrials kidnap humans in order to conduct studies or experiments. This is a well-known popular explanation, but has seen ve ...

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Abduction phenomenon, Abduction phenomenon - Overview, Abduction phenomenon - Profile, Abduction phenomenon - History, Abduction phenomenon - John Mack, Abduction phenomenon - Interpretations, analyses and proposed explanations, Abduction phenomenon - Alien Abduction Research Organizations, Abduction phenomenon - Notable abduction claims, Abduction phenomenon - Notable figures, Abduction phenomenon - Sources

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While few mainstream scientists believe the phenomenon literally occurs as reported—some experts contend the field is rife with kooks and pseudoscience—there is little doubt that many apparently sincere persons report alien abductions they believe are utterly genuine. Stigma and self-doubt may be obstacles to more widespread study and/or reporting. Local support groups for people who have experienced the phenomenon are not uncommon. The "terror abduction" experience is reported mainly in the USA, while in the rest of the world, the ET encounters are benevolent rai ...

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Abduction phenomenon, Abduction phenomenon - Overview, Abduction phenomenon - Profile, Abduction phenomenon - History, Abduction phenomenon - John Mack, Abduction phenomenon - Interpretations analyses and proposed explanations, Abduction phenomenon - Alien Abduction Research Organizations, Abduction phenomenon - Notable abduction claims, Abduction phenomenon - Notable figures, Abduction phenomenon - Sources

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The notion of being kidnapped by extraterrestrials goes back at least to the mid-1950s, with the Antonio Villas Boas case (which didn't receive much attention until years later). Widespread publicity was generated by the Barney and Betty Hill abduction case of the 1961, perhaps culminating in a made for television film broadcast in 1975 (starring James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons) dramatizing the events If we include such clearly fictional sources as science fiction movies and pulps, the phenomena might be traced back to the 1930s. ...

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Abduction phenomenon, Abduction phenomenon - Overview, Abduction phenomenon - Profile, Abduction phenomenon - History, Abduction phenomenon - John Mack, Abduction phenomenon - Interpretations analyses and proposed explanations, Abduction phenomenon - Alien Abduction Research Organizations, Abduction phenomenon - Notable abduction claims, Abduction phenomenon - Notable figures, Abduction phenomenon - Sources

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Heiser considers it likely, along with a recent movement in the Evangelical Christian community, that there are similarities between the Alien abduction scenario and the events of Genesis six which speaks of “the giants” (Heb. Nephilim) which where products of a kind of cohabitation between humans and enigmatic “B’nai Elohim” (Heb: "sons of god"). The general conclusion is that these beings are fallen angels who descended to Earth to taint humanity's gene pool (supposedly to prevent J'hushua from being born, wh ...

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Michael S. Heiser, Michael S. Heiser - Education and background, Michael S. Heiser - The Divine Council, Michael S. Heiser - UFOs and conspiracies, Michael S. Heiser - Zecharia Sitchin, Michael S. Heiser - Religious beliefs, Michael S. Heiser - Current work

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