ABSTRACT
The following two stories were collected in 1989 when, in the course of my research on the possible relationship between alien abduction accounts and dissociation, I gathered the narratives of 20 individuals who either asserted that they had had “abduction experiences” or fit the Close Encounters of the Third Kind (CE3) category. Exhibit 9.1 summarizes several characteristics of the typical abduction narrative (Bullard, 1987) while Exhibit 9.2 (Bloecher, 1980) presents CE3 categories. Subject selection for the abductee/contactee group was conducted by comparing the initial descriptions of extraterrestrial or UFO encounters to the patterns established by Bullard (1987) and Bloecher (1980). The prospective subject did not have to describe every component of the abduction sequence specified by Bullard (1987) or the CE3 sequence (specified by Bloecher, 1980); however, it was imperative that the subject indicate that he or she recalled contact with extraterrestrial forces. Abduction Narrative Sequence https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
Capture
Examination
Conference
Tour
Otherworldly Journey
Theopathy
Return
Aftermath
Adapted from Bullard, T. (1987). On stolen time: A summary of a comparative study of the UFO abduction Mystery. Mt. Ranier, MD: Fund for UFO Research. Close Encounters of the Third Kind Categories https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">Close Encounter of the Third Kind: UFOs and Entities
Type A
Entity is observed inside object only (the true occupant), through doors, ports, etc. Association is explicit.
Type B
Entity is observed getting into and/or out of object (or the “egressed” occupant). Association is explicit.
Type C
Entity is seen only in vicinity of object, not entering or leaving it. Association is implicit.
Type D
Entity is observed only, although there is general UFO activity in the area at the time. Association is circumstantial.
Type E
Entity is observed independent of object, and there is no record of UFO activity at that time. Association is negative.
Type F
A close encounter with an object, but no entity seen; however, voices are heard or messages received. Association is implicit.
Type G
Abduction or “on board” experience by witness, with entities usually present. If not, their presence is implicit.
Adapted from T. Bloecher (1980). Close encounters classification. In R. Story (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of UFOs. Garden City, NY: Dolphin.