abductees
Kidnapping victims collectively
Abductees are people who have been abducted—taken away by force or deception.
The word appears most often in two contexts: victims of kidnapping The abductees were held for ransom, and people who claim to have been taken by extraterrestrials UFO abductees often report similar experiences.
Captive held as security
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- captiveOne held by force
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
detainee · snatch · seize · captivity · detain · confined · restrained · trapped
Act of seeking
- rescueSave from harm
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- investigateSeek facts systematically
manhunt · FBI · Interpol · detective · case · leads · tip · sighting
Unidentified aerial craft
- extraterrestrialBeing from outer space
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- greysAchromatic color variants
hypnosis · regression · contactee · phenomena · sighting · beam · examination · memory
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- survivorOne still alive after
- therapyCurative mental treatment
counseling · recovery · anxiety · fear · helplessness · emotional · traumatized · healing
hostage
Captive held as security
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- captiveOne held by force
prisoner · detainee · snatch · seize · captivity · detain · confined · restrained · trapped · held
search
Act of seeking
investigate · manhunt · FBI · Interpol · detective · case · leads · tip · sighting · witness
UFO
Unidentified aerial craft
- extraterrestrialBeing from outer space
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
greys · hypnosis · regression · contactee · phenomena · sighting · beam · examination · memory · recall
flashbacks
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- survivorOne still alive after
therapy · counseling · recovery · anxiety · fear · helplessness · emotional · traumatized · healing · support
headlines
Article titles in newspapers
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- reportersThose who gather news
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
press · broadcast · documentary · story · exclusive · footage · statement · vigil · awareness · campaign
- missing personsmissing person, disappearance, missing children, missing child, vanished
- UFO LoreUFOs, flying saucers, close encounters, Roswell, Area 51
abducteesabductors
Those who take unlawfully
kidnappers · captors · snatchers · hostage-takers · traffickers
- alien abducteesClaimed UFO captives