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Alien Abduction Experiences

Smita DeyJason KisserPSYC 493C

University Of Maryland Baltimore County

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EVIDENCE OF VERIDICALITY

Presenter: SMITA DEY

Famous Supporters of Paranormal Activities

Carl JungAbraham MaslowWilliam JamesJimmy CarterRonald ReaganMick JaggerJohn LennonDaniel AykrodWilliam ShatnerKary Mullis

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What is A.A.E., Who gets abducted, and Why?

A.A.E. = Alien Abduction Experiences, also known as Alien Abduction Syndrome

The kidnapping of humans by non-human creatures.Most claim that they experience a medical exam of their reproductive system.At this time, it seems to be at random, however according to experts, family lineage is a factor in abduction.About 2% of Americans have abduction-like experiences.

Betty and Barney Hill

1st documented Alien AbductionSighted UFO from their trip from CanadaBarney stopped car to look at UFO with binocularsSaw beings in the craftPanicked and sped awayHeard beepingHeard beeping again and was 35 miles south from their last location

Pascagoula AbductionCharles Hickson and Calvin Parker were coworkers at a local shipyard in Pascagoula, MississippiFishing on Pascagoula Rive Bank near shipyardHeard buzzing sound, saw flashing blue lights, and aircraft appearedThree creatures seized themExamined and scanned body with mechanical eyeWent to police, no one believed themSecret footage in jail shows real terror

Travis Walton Case

American logger abducted from National Forest in ArizonaHis group of loggers reported sighting and his

abductionWalton showed up 5 days later, lost and

confusedAll loggers except one hated him, but all

support his claimsMovie: Fire in the Sky

Hair of an Alien

Peter KhouryJuly 23, 1992Woke up to two strange women at the end of

his bedTried to engage in sexual activityKhoury refused and fought backWomen disappearedWent to the bathroom to uninate and found

hair wrapped around his penis

Important Figures in A.A.E. Subject Area

John Edward Mack, M.D.Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard University

Pulitzer Prize Winner

Studied abductees with intention to find mental illnessConcluded that abductees do not have a mental illness and are telling actual accounts of their experiencesHarvard Investigated Mack → cleared

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Mack, cont'd Book: AbductionAbductions are random.People of higher economic status are reluctant to come forward out of fear.No mental illness accounts for abduction experiences.No personality type associated with abductions.Most abductions are similar and runs in families.

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Mack cont'd

HOW DO ABDUCTIONS BEGINS?

Begins at home, car , walking around in nature settingsUnexplained intense light, odd buzzing sound, unexplained apprehensionFeelings of unusual presence or sight of aliensUp-close sighting of craft

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Mack cont'd

ABDUCTIONS BEGININGS cont'd

Abductee is “floated” down the hall through walls, windows, and roofsNumbed or paralyzed by touch of hand or instrumentTaken to spacecraft

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Mack cont'd

INSIDE OF THE SHIPS

Taken from underside of ship or oval portal.Taken into a small dark room [waiting room], then a larger brightly lit room with computer-like machines surrounding the room.Many more aliens monitoring and carrying out procedures.

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Mack cont'd

Appearance of Aliens

Most common entity seen are small grey creaturesTwo kinds: Workers and LeadersWorkers/Small Greys: large pear shaped heads, 3-4 fingers, thin torso/legs, hairless, no ears, little holes for nose and thin slit for mouth

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Mack cont'd

Appearance cont'd

Leader: slightly taller, like greys but more wrinklesCommunication is telepathic

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Mack cont'dProcedures

Abductee undressed or forced naked.Abductee feels the aliens staring at their body and has a sense of “take-over” in their mind.All parts of body are examined = most common area is the reproductive areaAbductees are impregnated by aliensHuman/Alien Hybrids are thought to be in existance.

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Mack cont'd

Physical Evidence

APA has research that documents cases with different physical evidence.Cuts, scars, scoopmarks, and small ulcers after experiences.Implants

Important Figures in A.A.E. Subject Area

David M. Jacobs, Ph.D Associate Professor in History at Temple

University

Dissertation on the UFO controversy in America in the 20th centuryKnown for using hypnosis therapyAbductees from all walks of lifeExpert on hybrid theory

Important Figures in A.A.E. Subject Area

Budd HopkinsPainter, Founder of the Intruders Foundation

Guru of AAELecture at FortFest 20009Interview with him and Susan Swiatek

Budd Hopkins Interview1. Why did you get into alien abduction

research?2. What is the most convincing piece of

evidence you have come across3. Why can't we persuade the masses?

4. Since you don't have the qualifications, how do you conduct therapy?

5. Against all the evidence you have presented, is there still a possibility that these people are

not being abducted?

“This mantra from the debunkers - extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. I said

you know what we should be saying is extraordinary phenomenon demands

extraordinary investigation.”-Budd HopkinsFortFest 2009

Alien Abduction Experiences

Debunking the Debunkers

Rosenhan Study

“Pseudopatients”InstitutionalizedBegan Acting NormalReleased after “Admitting” they were insane and now recoveredRelevance

AAE AKA

The Less PlausibleBoundary-deficit PersonalityMasochismFactitious DisorderElectromagneticPsychopathology

The More Plausible

Sleep ParalysisFalse memoryFantasy ProneHypnosisHoax

Sleep Paralysis

The Argument20-30% of PopulationExplains why people can’t move in bedMany cases happen while in beds

The DefenseNo proofMANY cases where abductees weren’t even in bedBetty and Barney Hill

Hypnotic Suggestions

The ArgumentMany don’t remember anything until they undergo hypnosis"it is impossible, without other corroborative evidence, to distinguish a true memory from a false one."

The DefenseNot more hypnotically suggestibleAs many as 33% not hypnotized

Screen/False Memory

The ArgumentMemory is not perfectCommon in sexual assaults that story is made

The DefenseNot adequately testedOnly 4% of populationNo signs of prior problemsFreudian concept

Fantasy Prone Personality

The ArgumentCharacterized as fantasy in modern societyAllows individual to escape life

The DefenseTested on several instancesBias in the questionnaire

Susan Clancy

Her StudiesSolicitation of ParticipantsSmall Sample SizesReproducibility

Her BookBetty and Barney HillMedia InfluenceStatisticsSources

Susan Clancy

Her StudiesSolicitation of ParticipantsSmall Sample SizesReproducibility

Her BookBetty and Barney HillMedia InfluenceStatisticsSources

Susan Clancy

Her StudiesSolicitation of ParticipantsSmall Sample SizesReproducibility

Her BookBetty and Barney HillMedia InfluenceStatisticsSources

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All Claims of Alien Abduction

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Hoaxes

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Screen Memories

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Travis Walton

The StoryLogger on a crew with 6 othersSaw UFOWalton was abductedCouldn’t find him for 5 daysReappeared thinking only hours had passed

The ClaimsSleep ParalysisHypnotic SuggestionsScreen MemoryFantasy ProneHoax

“There is no way to prove that aliens don’t exist” (Clancy)