Experiencers report telepathic communication with nonhuman beings

This claim asserts that telepathy is the primary communication channel reported in abduction experiences. Mack documents numerous cases where experiencers receive messages, emotions, or intentions directly into their awareness without audible speech. Evidence includes consistent witness descriptions of ‘thought messages’ conveying reassurance, warning, or instruction. Mack interprets this as part of the encounter’s nonphysical dimension. Conceptually, DSETI sees telepathy as a common altered-state or psi-symbolic phenomenon. DSETI evaluates it as Moderate.