Paranormal activity is somewhat common to abduction events, primarily in auditory form, such as unexplained footsteps or crashing noises heard in the abductee's home. Odd factors include subjects looking down and seeing four long fingers, but being unable to find a mirror to look at themselves. There are also instances where subjects are seemingly lured by animals, such as a deer or owl, which are soon recognized as alien. The notion of an animal is what is first plugged into their mind, says Wright. Mental telepathy or thought transference is often described.
Information is conveyed to the subject in an instant from the entity.
The aliens also have some mysterious ways at getting subjects to forget all or parts of an abduction experience, apparently achieved by manipulating the subject's concept of time. In many cases, the beings use telepathy both for general communication and to communicate to the subject the need to forget the experience, rather than any spoken post-hypnotic suggestion. In a few cases, the being places his hand or fingers on the subject's forehead, seemingly to erase memory of the event. Most subjects are unable to recall the entire event, but the great majority remember some of the onboard experience. Of the proverbial alien agenda', Wright stresses that groups of beings, each with varying levels of abilities, skill sets and technologies, often communicate disparate missions to the subject.