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

==Alleged motivations==
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Bullard, in something of a concession to skeptics, has noted that the presence or absence of hypnosis as a method for memory retrieval in abduction claimants seems to 
eaffect descriptions of the abductors themselves.<ref name="varietyofabductionbeings" /> Hypnotically assisted recall is more likely to produce descriptions of the "standard" Grey humanoid while cases where hypnosis was ''not'' used "include more variety."<ref name="varietyofabductionbeings" /> However, rather than take a firmly skeptical position based on this observation, Bullard says "Whether hypnosis shapes and implants memories,(contracted; show full)<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]]