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'''Alien abduction claimants''' (also called '''abductees''' and '''experiencers''') are people who have claimed to have been [[alien abduction|abducted by aliens]]. The term "abduction phenomenon" describes claims of non-human creatures [[kidnapping]] individuals and temporarily re(contracted; show full)xperiencesofchildren">Truncale, Deborah Bruce. "Alien/UFO Experiences of Children." 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. pp. 116–26.</ref> These child-reports often feature very specific details in common with reports of abduction made by adults, including the circumstances, narrative, entitie
s and aftermaths of the alleged occurrences.<ref name="experiencesofchildren" /> Often these young abductees have family members who have reported having abduction experiences.<ref name="experiencesofchildren" /> Family involvement in the military, or a residence near a military base is also common amongst child abduction claimants.<ref name="experiencesofchildren" />

Deborah Truncale, a pro-abduction researcher believes that the reports made by children should be taken similarly seriously to those made by adults.<ref name="experiencesofchildren" /> She notes several characteristic behaviors of children fictionalizing stories, such as pausing to think, attempting to anticipate the reaction of the listener, or trying to fake convincing eye contact.<ref name="experiencesofchildren" /> Truncale sees child abduction claimants as lacking these manneris(contracted; show full){{Reflist|2}}

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