The horror film 'The Fourth Kind', directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, was released. The movie presents itself as a dramatization of real alien abductions in Nome, Alaska, but the story and characters are fictional.
Psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler starts her private practice in Nome, Alaska, specializing in sleep therapy and hypnosis.
A series of mysterious disappearances and strange incidents begin occurring in Nome, raising local concerns.
Dr. Tyler conducts hypnosis sessions with Anna, a local woman, uncovering traumatic experiences of abduction and alien encounters.
Recorded hypnosis sessions reveal chilling details of alien abduction phenomena experienced by patients.
Another patient, Samuel, shows signs of possession or influence linked to the alien encounters.
Following the revelations, Dr. Tyler receives warnings and experiences paranormal phenomena suggesting her own involvement.
Dr. Tyler undertakes a final hypnosis session which leads to a mysterious event implying a fourth kind encounter; the film ends ambiguously about her fate.