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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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Hypnotic Suggestions
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Sleep Paralysis
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Fantasy Prone
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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)