Traits Linked to Alien Contact Experiences: A UK Case-Control Study of Dissociation, Absorption, Paranormal Belief, Fantasy Proneness, and Hallucinatory Tendencies

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Researchers compared 19 UK experiencers of alien contact with age- and gender-matched controls and found experiencers had higher dissociation and absorption, stronger paranormal beliefs and experiences, greater fantasy proneness and self‑reported psychic ability, more hallucinations and sleep paralysis, but no difference in false memories, suggesting such experiences relate to broader cognitive and perceptual traits and deserve further study (Cortex, 2008).

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Psychological aspects of the alien contact experience - PubMed
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Psychological aspects of the alien contact experience - PubMed

Previous research has shown that people reporting contact with aliens, known as experiencers, appear to have a different psychological profile compared to control participants. They show higher levels of dissociativity, absorption, paranormal belief and experience, and possibly fantasy proneness. …