Do they abduct older/elderly people ?

Or is it only the young?
I'm not sure if this is something that's ever talked about, but I've never heard it discussed anywhere.
They rarely mention the age of the abductee, but it's obvious someone young just by description.

My best UFO sighting happened when I was in my early 20s.
I actually was outside , sitting in the garden , reading a UFO book.
And I just thought to myself "how come I never see a UFO" , and low and behold, within seconds a metallic cigar-shaped object (with no features or sound) just appeared and very slowly flew overhead. I don't remember if it disappeared over the tree line or how it flew away.

Some minor sightings, but never anything like that again. I was off course not abducted, but I would love just come close or have it happen.
But , at nearly 50, I'm too old . If we are to believe it's mostly a hybrid breeding program.

a reply to: ancientlight

You told us that you are lonely, and now you are wondering if aliens abduct older people too...

Are you thinking what we think you are thinking?

a reply to: ancientlight

Betty and Barney Hill were 42 and 39 respectively when abducted. I don't recall too many claims of abductions in that age group; most of them seem to be teenagers and young people in their 20's.

I've seen a lot of aerial phenomenon in my life, but have never encountered 'aliens'...except in the U district in Seattle.

Most people I know say they'd love to see an alien and go on their ship; not me! I'd never stop screaming!

I refer you to the famous attempted abduction case of Bugtussle, TN 1956.

A Mrs. Daisy Moses was alone one night in the cabin that she shared with her son-in-law and granddaughter. A small, saucer shaped object landed outside the cabin and three small Greys stepped out. Mrs. Moses grabbed her shotgun and cautiously went out to greet them.

She thought they looked strange, but they seemed friendly enough, and she thought they were wearing Confederate Grey. They began to talk. Things were going well until they told her that the North had won the War of Southern Independence. As it turn out, Greys have a very bad reaction to rock salt. Mrs. Moses and her family later relocated to Beverly Hills.

Since then, Grey aliens have avoided old people whenever possible.

Well, if the aliens run nursing homes then yes, they take the elderly people to experiment on them.

originally posted by: visitedbythem
a reply to: ancientlight

You told us that you are lonely, and now you are wondering if aliens abduct older people too...

Are you thinking what we think you are thinking?

Nothing like that , no I just would want to experience something extraordinary. Off course I do love the idea of aliens I'm weird probably, oh well

originally posted by: ancientlight

originally posted by: visitedbythem
a reply to: ancientlight

You told us that you are lonely, and now you are wondering if aliens abduct older people too...

Are you thinking what we think you are thinking?

Nothing like that , no

I just would want to experience something extraordinary. Off course I do love the idea of aliens

I'm weird probably, oh well

It's not weird at all Ive been reading UFO stories since I was a kid, and the Pascagoula Mississippi sighting always intrigued me, Travis Walton, too. FWIW his story didn't sound all that pleasant.

That said I might have reached a stage in my life where I'd consider it just for the experience and to finally know. So many people seem semi disturbed from the experience one reason they might not abduct those that are too elderly thaey can't handle the stress of an abduction.

My theory is if we are being visited those abductions have some sort of telepathy/mind control going on, where most abductees blackout or don't remember but a few the mind control or projection doesn't work thus they go through the experience and let's face it even if it was gentle it's probably more than a little disconcerting.

I mean it could literally be like the infamous SNL skit

Or is it only the young?
I'm not sure if this is something that's ever talked about, but I've never heard it discussed anywhere.
They rarely mention the age of the abductee, but it's obvious someone young just by description.

I can come up with lots of reasons for child abductions, but not so much adult abductions.

The "age", I guess depends on the "why".

Joshua Culchin made a good case for the fairy folk and fae in general as being behind a lot of "child abductions". His book Thieves in The Night: A Brief History of Supernatural Child Abductions is an interesting read where he illustrates the similarities between fairy lore and the modern day "grey alien" abductions.

In myopinion the "greys" have a great deal in common with the fae and fairies.

In the lore fairies abducted children for all sorts of supposed reasons. Usually "nefarious" reasons probably to create fear and as a part of the demonisation process of folk knowledge as the church converted people to christianity.

One different reason I heard was the fairy felt the horror of an innocent child growing up to be human. I can understand that one. For a child to become christianised meant that any fairy or nature spirit would be blacklisted and the child would be harmed by the authorities for having the "wrong" friend. Go back a few hundred years to when the good church helped "cure" people with torture and killing.

If you're familiar with Anthroposophy, Rudolf Stiener spoke of the formative ages of the child. He spoke of memory and the time when the child was cutting the first teeth. That coincides with the formation of memories in the child. A clue there why "greys" are interested in children before the age of seven years.

My own thoughts on the why a child is abducted probably has a lot to do with tracking them through life. Mainly because of the social/business/etc. networks the little person will become a member of later in life. Not all networks are open to the "greys", especially the secret ones in government and military. The secret squirel stuff.

For example; there are probably people in this world who think they could bio-engineer germ warfare against the "aliens". The ending of Wells' book War Of The Worlds had the Martians dying and leaving the technology behind for the taking. All it would take is a tissue sample and off to the lab it goes.

So it stands to reason that "Aliens" may desire to infiltrate human networks ahead of time. One shouldn't forget the possibility that a child of someone important may be targeted to keep track of heritage. Talent skips a generation they say.

One of the difficulties is understanding humans from the "alien" perspective. Probably easier to simply terrify and block memories. The trauma as a psychological tool approach.

A four foot tall 'yellow grey' told me one time; It is kinder that way. She then offered to take me back to watch what they did to me, but I declined on the basis that I liked our present relationship and learning about the past would sour my feelings towards her.

Adults would be far more difficult to work with I would suggest, watching all those American movies where the "aliens" are the bad guys predjudices people to the point of excessive terror. Kids are compliant on the other hand unless educated otherwise. Just my view of things rather than excusing any behaviours.

a reply to: ancientlight


Yes they abduct older people, missing 411

You have obviously never watched cocoon.

My experiences stopped in my early 20s so I cant be of help.

Your correct, this is not an age group widely discussed.

But over the years I have noticed that abduction claims from the elderly do take place.
If I recall correctly, one of the aspects of it being under reported, was the fact that the vast majority of reporting agencies have their report function online.

Its a barrier for sure

a reply to: visitedbythem

Heeeeeyy. Leave A.L.alone.

I agree with the other poster above that it may depend on the reason for the abduction or contact. So, if the reason is DNA collection or creating hybrids I would assume they would want the people within a relatively younger age group because young female eggs produce healthier offspring. I'm not sure about young sperm opposed to older sperm.

I think it started with me around 8 years old and ended in my mid-20s, with visual visits a few times after than, but no physical contact.

The topic of alien abduction is a contentious one.

But the oldest person who claimed they were abducted by aliens that I know of is Alfred Burtoo.


Alfred Burtoo nr. Basingstoke Canal

He was 77 years old while fishing along the Basingstoke Canal, England during the early hours of the morning of August 12, 1983, he saw a bright light descend from the sky and then settle nearby on a towpath.

He reported two figures about 4ft high wearing helmets and visors beckoned him towards their saucer shaped craft. Alfred entered it and was scanned by a light. Then he was told he was too old and to go back to what he was doing!

Not sure how much real truth there is to the story, but Timothy Good covered it in one of his books.

a reply to: ancientlight

No.

They don’t abduct us because we go to bed at 7

a reply to: ancientlight

I would love to see some statistics about it.

Stratifying cases according to age, sex (not gender), country and abduction spot (at home, on a road, etc.), and all those compared to UFO sightings.

a reply to: ArMaP

I have collected almost 4000 'abduction' reports from publicly available sources on the web (such as NUFORC). All but one were from the past 125 years. There are huge problems with the data. Some are obviously pranks and hoaxes. Others seem to be from disturbed people with mental health issues.

Another issue is that both MUFON and NUFORC prompt anyone reporting to tick a box indicating that a possible abduction took place. I haven't read every report. But from a sample, it's obvious that some people saw lights in the sky or a strange object and ticked the abduction box without giving any details of such an event taking place. So it's subject to a lot of GIGO.

I am not able to give a breakdown by age or sex as that data isn't available in the majority of the reports.

What I can tell you (based solely on those reporting abductions) is that almost 80% came from the USA. In fact a number of abduction reports also come from elsewhere but were made by US nationals. The next 3 nations are Canada -6.1%, UK - 3.1%, Australia 1.6% and Brazil 1.3%.

I can accept that there is a natural bias with the Anglosphere. English speakers are going to file reports in their native tongue. But there's obviously a huge cultural factor at play in the USA. Next door in Mexico there are only 8 reports across those 125 years (0.2%) of the total.

I haven't compiled all the information properly as yet. But when I have finished I will post it in a new thread.

a reply to: mirageman

A posible explanation for the American bias is to consider Joshua Culchin's view that the greys and the fae are perhaps of the same paranormal origin.

That would suggest in Europe they have the fairies, and in the USA they have the greys.

One could then suggest encounters are uniform worldwide and cultural influences affect the appearance of the encounter.

I'm not the first to suggest this I am sure.

a reply to: NobodySpecial268

Cultural influences can cause people to report seeing angels, spirits, demons, ghosts and other creatures like sasquatch, elves, chupacabras.

There was a Worldwided Fairy Census conducted between 2014 and 2017. Although it appears that no statistics were compiled. Only the stories behind them. It mentions how it was limited almost exclusively to responses from the English speaking world. But that's what you would expect when it's written in English!!

a reply to: mirageman

Yeah, the language. If I mention "little people" to the indiginous folk here in Australia, they tell me they are "evil" small hairy men called "mummeries". They hide in the trees. I am told by the loremen; if the eyes are red they're angry and if green they are happy. Generally one needs to speak loudly when going into their bushland to tell them why you are there, especially at night.

I had one rummage through a junk box in the middle of one night and wake me up. They remind me of the British stories of the 'house brownie'.

Interestingly, the name 'mummery' probably came from the church missionaries.

mummery (n.)
1520s, "a show or performance of mumming," from Old French mommerie, from momer "to mask oneself" (see mummer). Transferred sense of "ridiculous ceremony or ritual" is from 1540s.

The local folk wouldn't think of them as fairies nor as little space men either.

Still, the idea that the 'greys' and 'alien abductions' are primarily an American phenomenon brings up a few questions.

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Edit to add: Thanks for the Fairy census link Mirageman. I read one of the submission from Australia where the little folk tried to drag someone into the wardrobe and down to who knows where. : )