Carleton study finds UFO reporters psychologically typical

When: Nov 1993
Where: Ottawa, Canada
Sources: 2 public sources

Psychologist Nicholas Spanos and colleagues at Carleton University reported in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology that UFO reporters scored no higher on psychopathology tests than comparison groups, but that intense experiences were more often sleep-related.

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OfficialClose encounters: an examination of UFO experiences (J Abnorm Psychol 102(4):624-32) (opens in a new tab)PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine) / 1993-11
PressFolks who report UFO sightings aren't crazy, Canada study says (opens in a new tab)Deseret News (Associated Press) / 1993-11-01

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