Why are alien abductions fake?

Denise Stoner was 2½ years old the first time she remembers the alien taking her. She was at home in Hartford with her grandfather. Her mother was at the hospital giving birth to her younger sister. read more

To be sure, there is a surfeit of elaborate sex in abduction reports; one study found that among abductees, 80 percent of women and 50 percent of men reported being examined naked on a table by humanoid beings. In fact, many abductees blame aliens for sexual dysfunction and emotional disturbances. read more

Over the next two decades, the alien abduction narrative wound its way into the American consciousness, fed by science fiction films like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and breathless news reports of mysterious incidents. read more

Abductions are said to take place involving men, women, and children regardless of age, culture, or religious backgrounds. Whether in a car, bedroom, or backyard, alien abductions have been reported as both isolated and repeated incidents, where people actually go missing for hours at a time and return without conscious memory of what happened. read more