Abduction and contact narratives consistently exhibit dreamlike and liminal-state features

This meta-claim asserts that abduction and contact experiences frequently occur in dreamlike, liminal, or altered states of consciousness. Across authors, experiencers report paralysis, drifting awareness, symbolic visions, or transitions between waking and dream states. These features appear independent of author ideology, indicating a shared phenomenological foundation. Evidence spans nighttime awakenings, missing time episodes, hypnagogic entry, and visionary transport. Conceptually, this supports DSETI’s multi-state model of contact.