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'''Alien abduction entities''' are the beings alleged to secretly abduct and subject experiencers to a forced [[medical]] examination which often emphasizes their [[reproductive system]].<ref name="medicaldiff">Miller, John G. "Medical Procedural Differences: Alien Versus Human." In: Pritchard, Andrea & Pritchard, David E. & Mack, John E. & Kasey, Pam & Yapp, Claudia. ''Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abdu(contracted; show full) Portsmouth, N.H., after a holiday in Montreal. A brilliant waxing moon sailed through a cloudless and star-fretted sky. As the Hills watched, first idly and then in terrified astonishment, one of the stars detached itself Tom the firmament and came down to earth—so near that the Hills could see it was no star.  |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=November 18, 1966 |accessdate=2008-07-30 }}</ref> which featured diminutive, large-eyed beings who wore military-style uniforms.

==Alleged motivations==

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! colspan="4" align="center" |'''Entities Reported in a Survey of 203 of pre-1985 Abduction Claims'''<ref name="varietyofabductionbeings">Bullard, Thomas E. "The Variety of Abduction Beings." 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. 90-91.</ref>
|-
! Type
! Description
! Number of Reports
|-
| Short Humanoids.
| Includes [[grey alien#Height|short grey aliens]] and similar entities.
| 51
|-
| Average (Human) Height Humanoids
| Includes [[grey alien#Height|tall grey aliens]] and similar entities.
| 25
|-
| Tall Humanoids
| Beings similar to, but much taller than a normal human. Considered an atypical abduction category.
| 23
|-
| Mummy-like
| Beings that resemble the reanimated [[mummies]] of horror movies.
| 5
|-
| Miscellaneous Humanoids
| Includes [[reptoids]], [[hairy dwarves]] and others.
| 33
|-
| Human-like
| Includes [[Nordic aliens|Nordics]] (also known as Orions). Possibly Annunaki and similar entities.
| 52
|-
| Non-human
| Bullard described them as "Monstrous" and resembling [[science fiction]] creations.
| 14
|-
|}⏎
Experiencers sometimes claim to have been given information regarding the motivations and goals underlying the bizarre procedures of the abduction event by their alleged abductors. Dr. John G. Miller says that in the cases he's studied, abductees report that when they ask their captors why the invasive and humiliating medical procedures are being performed on them, the entity will often express sentiments like "We have the right to do this."<ref name="medicaldiff" />

(contracted; show full)ed" by the entities at some later time.<ref name="whyaretheydoingthis" /> This time is sometimes claimed to correspond to some major change on earth that the entities desire to assist us in dealing with.<ref name="whyaretheydoingthis" /> She notes that different types of reported entities are said to have differing motivations, with the "Nordic" type being more benevolent than the "Grays."<ref name="whyaretheydoingthis" />

==Types==

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Sometimes a single abduction claim will report multiple types of entities appearing to work together cooperatively.<ref name="varietyofabductionbeings" />

===Brazilian types==={| class="wikitable" align="left" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" |'''Entities Reported in a Survey of 203 of pre-1985 Abduction Claims'''<ref name="varietyofabductionbeings">Bullard, Thomas E. "The Variety of Abduction Beings." 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. 90-91.</ref>
|-
! Type
! Description
! Number of Reports
|-
| Short Humanoids.
| Includes [[grey alien#Height|short grey aliens]] and similar entities.
| 51
|-
| Average (Human) Height Humanoids
| Includes [[grey alien#Height|tall grey aliens]] and similar entities.
| 25
|-
| Tall Humanoids
| Beings similar to, but much taller than a normal human. Considered an atypical abduction category.
| 23
|-
| Mummy-like
| Beings that resemble the reanimated [[mummies]] of horror movies.
| 5
|-
| Miscellaneous Humanoids
| Includes [[reptoids]], [[hairy dwarves]] and others.
| 33
|-
| Human-like
| Includes [[Nordic aliens|Nordics]] (also known as Orions). Possibly Annunaki and similar entities.
| 52
|-
| Non-human
| Bullard described them as "Monstrous" and resembling [[science fiction]] creations.
| 14
|-
|}⏎

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|-
! colspan="4" align="center" |'''Claudier Covo's Brazilian Alien Typology (based on a study of 138 alleged abductions)'''<ref name="brazilabductions">Moura, Gilda. "The Abduction Phenomenon in Brazil." In: Pritchard, Andrea & Pritchard, David E. & Mack, John E. & Kasey, Pam & Yapp, Claudia. ''Alien Discussions: Proceedin(contracted; show full){{Reflist|30em}}

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