alien abductions

The term "abduction phenomenon" describes claims of non-human creatures kidnapping individuals and temporarily removing them from familiar terrestrial surroundings.

 People alleged to have been abducted are called "abductees" or "experiencers." The abductors, usually interpreted as being extraterrestrial life forms, are said to subject experiencers to a forced medical examination that emphasizes the alleged experiencer's reproductive system. Some aspects of the phenomenon are more benign, however, as the alleged entities often warn against environmental abuse and the dangers of nuclear weapons, consequently, while many of these purported encounters are described as terrifying, some have been viewed as pleasant or transformative.

The first alien abduction narrative to be widely publicized was the Betty and Barney Hill abduction in 1961. Reports of the abduction phenomenon have been made around the world by thousands of people. Who mainly report the following sequence of events throughout the ordeal :-

Capture -The abductee is forcibly taken from terrestrial surroundings to an apparent alien space craft.

Examination. Invasive medical or scientific procedures are performed on the abductee.

Conference. The abductors speak to the abductee.

Tour. The abductees are given a tour of their captors' vessel.

Loss of Time. Abductees rapidly forget the majority of their experience.

Return. The abductees are returned to earth. Occasionally in a different location from where they were allegedly taken or with new injuries or disheveled clothing.

Theophany. The abductee has a profound mystical experience, accompanied by a feeling of oneness with God or the universe.

Aftermath. The abductee must cope with the psychological, physical, and social effects of the experience.

Mainstream academics and members of the skeptics movement generally doubt that the phenomenon occurs literally as reported, and have proposed a variety of alternate explanations. Such skeptics often argue that the phenomenon might be a modern-day folk myth or vivid dreams occurring in a state of sleep paralysis. The alien abduction phenomenon has been the subject of conspiracy theories, and as such it has become a staple of popular science fiction works such as The X-Files. At the present time no generally accepted empirical scientific evidence exists to corroborate the claims of abduction proponents.