根據美國《國家地理》雜志2012年一項調查，77%的美國人相信外星人造訪過地球。而英國輿論調查公司2015年一項調查顯示，30%的美國人相信政府隱瞞了外星人造訪的證據。一個英國脫口秀節目2014年一項調查發現，每25個受訪者中就有一個相信他們曾被外星人綁架。

Agents Mulder and Scully may have said 'the truth is out there' in the X Files, but it may instead be buried inside the brains of people who claim they have been abducted by aliens.
《X-檔案》里的特工穆德和史考莉可能說過“真相就在那里”，但對那些聲稱自己被外星人綁架過的人來說，真相可能深藏在他們的大腦里。

Those who believe they have had a close encounter of the so-called 'fourth kind' may suffer from false memories or sleep paralysis, a psychologist has claimed.
心理學家稱，那些相信自己與所謂的“外星生物”有過親密接觸的人可能患有虛假記憶或睡眠麻痹。

A rare form of the condition, which can involve hallucinations or the feeling of being dragged out of bed, may explain 'alien abductions' that people sincerely believe happened but can't remember.
非常少見的表現形式可能包括幻覺或感覺被從床上拉下來，這可以解釋“外星人綁架”現象，對此人們深信發生過卻無法記住。

Writing for The Psychologist, Christopher C French, of Goldsmiths, the University of London, who specializes in the psychology of paranormal belief and experiences, said there are plausible explanations for why people 'see' flying saucers and think they have been abducted.
Christopher C French是《心理學家》雜志的作家，他來自倫敦大學金史密斯學院，專攻超自然信念和經歷心理學。對于人們為什么會看到飛碟并認為自己被綁架，他表示有合理的解釋。

He noted that most of the people making these claims are clinically sane, but their belief in life in outer space may influence what they see or feel in strange situations.
他指出，大多數聲稱遇到外星人的人通過臨床診斷來看是理智的，但他們相信外太空存在生命，這可能會影響他們在陌生情境中所看到或感到的東西。

（實習生朱善美? 編輯：Julie）