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    Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference. We should get some other sources in here as well. -->

    The terms alien abduction or abduction phenomena describe "subjectively real memories of being taken secretly and/or against one’s will by apparently nonhuman entities and subjected to complex physical and psychological procedures."Appelle, Stuart. The Abduction Experience: A Critical Evaluation of Theory and Evidence. Journal of UFO Studies, n.s. 6, 1995/96, pp. 29–78

    People claiming to have been abducted are sometimes called "abductees" or "experiencers." They often claim to have been subjected to a forced medical examination that emphasizes their reproductive system."medicaldiff"> Miller, John G. "Medical Procedural Differences: Alien Versus Human." In: Pritchard, Andrea & Pritchard, David E. & Mack, John E. & Kasey, Pam & Yapp, Claudia. Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference. Cambridge: North Cambridge Press, 1994. Pp. 59-64. Abductees sometimes claim to have been warned against environmental abuse and the dangers of nuclear weapons."rarerepisodes" /> Consequently, while many of these purported encounters are described as terrifying, some have been viewed as pleasurable or transformative.

    The abduction phenomenon has garnered substantial attention from mainstream scientists and mental health professionals, who overwhelmingly doubt that the phenomenon occurs literally as reported and who have proposed a variety of alternate explanations, including "eception, suggestibility (fantasy-proneness, hypnotizability, false-memory syndrome), personality, sleep phenomena, psychopathology, psychodynamics environmental factors.""Appelle, 1996">Appelle, 1996

    The first alien abduction narrative to be widely publicized was the Betty and Barney Hill abduction in 1961.time> Reports of the abduction phenomenon have been made around the world, but are most common in English speaking countries, especially the read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien+abduction

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