Marden includes a MUFON ERT case in which an experiencer wakes to a brilliant light filling the bedroom. Movement becomes difficult, and the body feels heavy and unresponsive. The experiencer interprets this as a dream at first, but the sensory detail is too sharp.
The light pulses rhythmically like a symbolic signal. Figures appear near the bed, and the experiencer feels drawn upward. The moment blends dream paralysis with encounter structure.
Marden cites this as common among experiencers who report nighttime contact.
