Summary

According to Dr. J Allen Hynek, there are three different classifications of an alien encounter. An encounter of the first kind is a sighting of an unidentifiable flying object in the sky leaving no physical evidence. An encounter of the second kind is a sighted UFO leaving physical evidence on the beings or of the environment. An encounter of the third kind is a sighting of the occupants within a UFO. A fourth kind of alien encounter, abduction, has been recently added to the classifications and this is what "The Fourth Kind" explores. Dr. Abagail Tyler began videotaping hypnotic sessions with patients after some eerily similar reports were given from sleep deprived patients. What she uncovered is the most shocking evidence of alien abduction ever documented.