A fascinating new study delves into the potential connection between lucid dreams and UFO encounters. Conducted by the Phase Research Center, a Russian-based organization dedicated to exploring the enigmatic sleep state where individuals become aware that they are dreaming, this research offers intriguing insights into the nature of such experiences. By examining the potential relationship between dissociative REM sleep states and alien abduction experiences, the study sheds light on how our minds can create vivid, surreal encounters that may be mistaken for reality. The Phase Research Center's Experiment The Phase Research Center embarked on this study with the hypothesis that the alleged alien abduction experiences might be linked to dissociative REM sleep states. To test this theory, they gathered a group of 152 individuals who claimed to have the ability to achieve lucidity in their dreams. These participants were instructed to attempt to emulate a UFO or alien encounter durin