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S-000030CASE RECORD · CLASSIFICATION: ENTITYTERM-000104 (Mantis Entity)

MANTIS / INSECTOID ENTITY

Canonical archive identity retained because later source-backed research records reference this subject. Descriptive evidence is supplied by cited claims, encounters, and source-specific ingestions; prototype seed descriptions are not authoritative.

ANOMALY REFERENCE PICTOGRAM
REFERENCE ONLY — NOT WITNESS ARTWORK
Claims are grouped by attribute so differing descriptions, measurements, and interpretations can be compared without averaging them into a single “fact.”
SOURCE COMPARISON

Physical Characteristics

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CLAIM-130006reported
“Bullard notes an insectoid or “mantis” entity category in abduction reports: tall, spindly humanoid figures compared to a praying mantis. The type is uncommon in his tabulated report samples.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Abduction Phenomenon” → “Divisions”, PDF p. 70
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The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Abduction Phenomenon” → entity type discussion and Table 3, PDF pp. 98–99
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SOURCE COMPARISON

Reported Entity Behavior

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CLAIM-130007reported
“The encyclopedia records some abduction accounts in which tall mantis-like or insectoid figures appear to be in charge of smaller humanoids, although the source does not present this as a universal hierarchy.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Abduction Phenomenon” → mixed-crew leadership discussion, PDF p. 99
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