Alien Abductions
Alien abduction, sometimes also called\xa0abduction phenomenon,\xa0alien abduction syndrome\xa0or\xa0UFO abduction, is a personally held belief in which the alleged "abductee" describes "subjectively real experiences" of being secretly kidnapped by non-human entities (aliens) and subjected to physical and psychological experimentation.[1]\xa0Most scientists and mental health professionals explain these experiences by factors such as\xa0suggestibility\xa0(e.g.\xa0false memory syndrome),\xa0sleep paralysis, deception, and\xa0psychopathology.[2]\xa0Skeptic Robert Sheaffer sees similarity between the aliens depicted in\xa0science fiction films, in particular\xa0Invaders From Mars\xa0(1953), and some of those reported to have actually abducted people.[3]\xa0People claiming to have been abducted are usually called "abductees"[4]\xa0or "experiencers".
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