As we come up to the fiftieth anniversary of the famous Betty and Barney Hill alien abduction event, this baffling phenomena is due a closer look. Do we have enough information to even give a competent guess as to the motives behind the phenomena? Are these reported events even extraterrestrial in nature?

Reports of attempts by UFO crews to grab humans are not particularly new. One of the earliest reported cases was from Stockton, California in 1897 when Colonel H.G. Shaw and a companion were harassed and had to fight off three tall, humanoid beings that had emerged from a circular aircraft as the men were traveling in the mountains. However, the incidence of "alien abductions" did not begin to pick up in earnest until the 1960's. "Alien abductions" are a worldwide phenomena although most reports, over 95%, do occur in the English speaking countries of the world, most notably the United States.

There are several primary beliefs as to what may be behind these terrifying events; and terrifying they are as medical "experiments" and the helplessness of capture by unknown entities are consistent throughout the abduction phenomena. One theory involves the possibility that we are being harvested for our genetic material. It is thought that either the aliens need to rejuvenate their own kind or that they require a crossbred variety of themselves that can more easily live on this planet or pass undiscovered among us.

Another school of thought is that the supposed aliens are, in fact, actually another terrestrial species that has chosen to remain aloof from humans. It is speculated that these creatures are the basis for the old myths of "elves" and "fairies;" other mysterious creatures that have a history of abducting humans for their own nefarious means. The more theologically minded feel these creatures are actually demons of some sort who are attempting to steal a victim's soul instead of capturing them for physical genetic material.

Another theory that is quite popular is that rather than alien beings, the abductors are really humans from the future. It is believed that at some point humanity will have become genetically impoverished and have had to develop a way to replenish their diminished viability with genetic material from a distant past relative.

The one fact that is incontrovertible is that we have no way of knowing which, if any, of the above scenarios is actually the cause of abduction reports. We know that many people report experiencing this phenomenon. We know that they have similar psychological problems develop from their experience. There are cases where it seems physical evidence is left, both as scars and as metallic "implants" left in their bodies. Many thousands of people merely "disappear" every year. It cannot all be explained as runaways or serial killers. When some of these people come back and report about what happened to them, it does behoove us to pay a bit more attention. Something is happening to them and it is a serious matter.

There are many Alien abduction victims who believe that they were left with some kind of implanted device, these are usually small and theorized to be used for purposes of tracking and mind-control. Some allege that the implants are biological in nature and are embedded within their own DNA strands; this idea is particularly believed by a group of family members that have been abducted through several generations in connection with ongoing Alien genetic experimentation.

While having routine X-Rays and MRIs, alleged Alien abduction victims oft-times discover these unexplainable objects in their bodies. The doctors have no explanation as to how these objects came to be there. When placed under hypnosis and abductee will often describe in detail certain operations in which a needle is inserted into the brain.

Implants can be found in the brain, leg, hand or ear. Some are able to be removed with little to now resulting injury; others simply cannot due to prohibitive locations. Of course it does depend upon the location of the device in the body. Sometimes these implants can dislodge over a periods of time.

There have been numerous implants that have been removed and carefully studied. They are generally quite small, at only about 1/16 inches in thickness and up to about 1 inch long. It is usually wire-shaped and has a complex structure with many layers when examined under electron microscope. The implants, according to tests, are comprised of various metals.

The allegation of Alien implantation was first reported in 1967. Betty Andreasson from Massachusetts described a tiny ball of spikes that had been placed inside her nose after an alleged abduction by Aliens. Soon after, the claim of implantation began to proliferate.

Some of the alleged implants have been recovered by surgical means. Some look like shards of glass, others like carbon fiber. None of these were found in the nose or brain; they were usually removed from a toe, the knee, hand or shin. Some of these have been accompanied by scars and some have not.

The burden of proof lies with the advocated of the belief in Alien abduction and implantation, not on the skeptics who do not believe in it. This is a burden which they, to this day, have not met. The concept of implantation, not unlike the larger Alien abduction phenomenon, simply does not have the necessary evidence to support the theory and make it accepted as reality. It is, as evidenced, simply part of an ever-evolving mythology of UFOs. The theme is of entities having influence over humans. This is seen in many different variations that range from ancient myth to modern science fiction of today. This will undoubtedly persist in popular culture.

The concept of Aliens abducting, experimenting and implanting devices inside us is truly scary. If the Alien implants are truly of extraterrestrial origin, we can only hope that they can someday offer information and clues about what or who their creators are, and also give us an idea of their intentions.

Aliens are known to be quite enamored of our species, and because of that they will stop at nothing to breed with us, experiment on us, perform terrible mind tricks and test us in our altered states of reality and if that doesn’t beat all, they’ll erase our memories of the events and do a shoddy job of it. If you suspect for any reason that you have been the victim of alien abduction, you need to read through this list of symptoms very carefully. Here are the signs of alien abduction that everyone should be aware of.

(1) Have you experienced any periods of missing time? Periods that cannot be accounted for? (Not to be confused for high time, borrowed time, bed time, overtime, killing time or the like…)

(2) Do you have any odd markings, unusual scars, designs or wounds for which you have no explanation? Of the many signs of alien abduction, this is probably the most important.)

(3) Have you or are you currently having flying, levitating, falling or floating dreams? And if so, is it your belief that Aliens were responsible? If you can’t recall, skip to number 4.

(4) Do you give credence to spurious information being posited as credible science?

(5) Do you feel as though you are the special chosen one; chosen by some unknown cosmic entity and appointed to save the planet and all of its inhabitants? Or, have you felt the compelling desire to join environmental groups who have the same “save the planet” mentality?

(6) Have you been receiving telepathic messages or channeling entities that claim to be the High Priest of some such planet, or the Overlord of All Mankind? Or do you believe Cher, Elvis, Queen Elizabeth and Michael Jackson are reptilian invaders?

(7) Do you find yourself spending too much time in the shower dreaming about the mother ship?

(8) Do you believe that you can safeguard your thoughts from Alien Super-beings by wearing hats made from tin foil?

(9) Have you experienced any highly vivid or lucid dreams in which you could not move your extremities and were completely helpless while being probed by beings of unknown origin, which had a penchant for making insensitive remarks about your private areas?

(10) Do you recall having been given a tour of crying, green-skinned, twelve-eyed babies in a nursery and being informed that they were yours?

(11) Are you unable to control your urge to surf the net for websites on the unexplained, mysterious and unsolved? Do you root around their forums looking for other people who show signs of alien abduction and find yourself posting information as if you personally knew the aliens yourself?

If you show any or all of these signs of alien abduction, you should know that it is very serious. You are probably being repeatedly abducted and probed and sexually assaulted by some Alien life forms looking for a way to take over the planet. There’s nothing you can do.