Greys
4 cases
Small humanoid beings characterized by grey skin, oversized craniums, and large dark almond-shaped eyes. The most commonly reported entity type in close encounter literature, particularly prevalent in abduction accounts.
Reported Characteristics
Also known as Grays, Zeta Reticulans, EBEs
Height 3–4.5 ft (0.9–1.4 m)
Build Slender, frail
Skin Grey, smooth, sometimes described as having a slight blue or green tint
Eyes Large, dark, almond-shaped; wrap-around; no visible pupils
Communication Telepathic (most accounts)
CE4 4
All Cases 4 total
1998 Jan 1, 1998
Stonebrooke Reptilian Encounters Los Angeles, California, United States Los Angeles jazz singer Pamela Stonebrooke reported a series of entity encounters beginning with Grey beings in the early 1990s and culminating in three encounters with a shape-shifting reptilian humanoid circa 1998. She described the reptilian as initially appearing as a blond human male before revealing its true form. The case was documented by Harvard psychiatrist John E. Mack and received widespread media coverage.
1975 Nov 5, 1975
Travis Walton Abduction Turkey Springs (Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest), Arizona, United States Logger Travis Walton was struck by a beam of light from a hovering craft in front of six coworkers. He vanished for five days. Upon return, he described being aboard a craft where he encountered both short grey-skinned beings and tall, human-appearing entities.
1961 Sep 19, 1961
Betty and Barney Hill Abduction White Mountains (near Lincoln), New Hampshire, United States Married couple Betty and Barney Hill experienced a close encounter while driving through the White Mountains, followed by a period of missing time. Under later hypnotic regression, both independently described being taken aboard a craft and subjected to medical examinations by short, grey-skinned beings with large eyes.
1961 Jun 1, 1961
Rockville Centre Abduction Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, United States Twelve-year-old Helen Robbins and her brother Peter observed five disc-shaped objects in formation. A blue ray struck Peter unconscious. Under later hypnotic regression, Helen recalled being taken aboard a craft where she encountered a tall telepathic grey being and several smaller hostile greys who performed a nasal implant procedure.