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| '''Alien visitation are''' [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] visits that involve an encounter between an extraterrestrial being to a human.
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| According to pseudoscientific [[ancient astronaut hypothesis|ancient astronaut]] proposals, extraterrestrials had been active in the affairs of early man.<ref>See section on Ancient Astronauts in ''The Human Myth: an Introduction to Anthropology'' by Michael D. Olien, Harper & Row, 1978</ref> [[Erich von Däniken]], a notable ancient astronaut believer, considers that the deities of ancient cultures were attempts at explaining alien visitation.<ref>Lieb, Michael (1998). ''Children of Ezekiel: Aliens, Ufos, the Crisis of Race, and the Advent of End Time.'' Duke University Press. p. 250</ref> The ancient astronaut hypothesis has no support within the scientific community.
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| [[Alien abduction]] accounts are attested to by various people.<ref>Bullard, Thomas E. "The Rarer Abduction Episodes." In: Pritchard, Andrea & Pritchard, David E. & Mack, John E. & Kasey, Pam & Yapp, Claudia. Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference. Cambridge: North Cambridge Press, 1994. Pp. 72-74.</ref> Von Dänicken thinks abduction accounts fit the ancient astronaut narrative claiming similarities to ancient [[prophecies]] or [[oracle]] sessions.<ref>von Däniken, Erich (1984). ''Chariots of the Gods''. Berkley Pub Group.</ref>
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Panspermia]]
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| *[[Alien invasion]]
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Paranormal topics related to extraterrestrial life]]
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