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The [[alien abduction]] phenomenon has resulted in a lengthy list of entities purported to have abducted humans.

==Alleged motivations==
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====Science fiction as an influence====
Sheaffer also sees similarity between the aliens depicted in early science fiction films, in particular, ''[[Invaders 
from Mars (1953 film)|Invaders From Mars]]'', and those reported to have actually abducted people.<ref name="skepticalperspective" /> Commonalities exist in the appearances, behavior, technology and societies of fictional and allegedly real abductors.<ref name="skepticalperspective" /> Furthermore, the contents and structure of the "abduction narrative" as outlined by researchers like Nyman and Bullard was already established in fictional form by 1930 in a [[Buck Rogers]] strip.<ref name="skepticalperspective" /> 

However, Bullard does not see evidence for influence on abduction claimants from science fiction sources.<ref name="varietyofabductionbeings" /> In an essay, Bullard writes that "The small showing for monstrous types and the fact that they concentrate in less reliable cases should disappoint skeptics who look for the origin of abductions in the influence of Hollywood. Nothing like the profusion of imaginative screen aliens appears in the abduction literature."<ref name="varietyofabductionbeings" />

==References==
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[[Category:Alien abduction phenomenon]]