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(Reprinted courtesy of The Advertiser 1996 August 15.) Investigator 63, 1998 November. People who believe they have been kidnapped by aliens were probably just dreaming, a leading researcher claims. However real the
experience may have seemed – involving space travel or sexual
encounters with extraterrestrials –
it is most likely to have been caused by borderline sleep, Dr Susan
Blackmore,
a researcher in the paranormal, has found.
Dr Blackmore, of Bristol, United Kingdom, identified "sleep paralysis" as the likely culprit for most alien kidnap experiences. Although only a
few people
report alien encounters,
she has found sleep paralysis is a common, if unnerving, experience
shared
by up to three out of 10 people.
The dreamer hears strange noises, sees flashing lights and senses shaking or juddering. Some feel
they have been
turned in their
beds, while others report sexual encounters.
Don't rely on sleep and dreams to lead you to the truth.
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