Abduction experiences are a tricky topic because of it's nature in altered reality...not gonna say it's not real because to a person who has experienced such a mind event as that certainly perceives it as real as their every waking day...

But there is so much research that shows it's "in the head"...
Our emotional reaction however makes them every bit as real and hard to cope with logically...which is why so many abduction "victims" never get over their experience...it's like a PTSD event on steroids...