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He describes a classified program aimed at countering Soviet psychic espionage, and recounts a firsthand sighting of a mantis-like alien inside a hangar. 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Hypnosis sessions revealed shared memories of being on a craft and examined by beings with elongated arms and dark eyes. The case gained credibility through investigator John Mack, who studied the phenomenon as a consciousness-expanding mystery rather than a purely physical event."}], "category_breakdown": [{"category": "ai", "count": 11}]}