Overview
A video by author and ufologist Preston Dennett examines reports of people allegedly developing levitation abilities after encounters with unidentified flying objects or non-human intelligence (NHI). Titled ETs Teach People to Levitate, the presentation argues that levitation may be a latent human capacity activated—or “taught”—through contact experiences. The claims remain anecdotal, however, and the material summarized does not provide independently verified physical evidence or scientific confirmation.
Dennett contends that more than 330 reported cases of human levitation have been recorded across different historical periods and cultures. He presents these accounts as part of a broader pattern in which UFO witnesses describe psychological or physical changes after an encounter, including healing, telekinesis, astral travel and heightened intuition. The levitation discussed, he emphasizes, is not the result of an external force such as a UFO “tractor beam,” but an alleged internal ability expressed through consciousness and intention.
Reported Cases
Among the cases discussed is that of “Dr. X,” a French physician whose 1968 experience was reportedly examined by ufologists Jacques Vallée and Aimé Michel. According to the account, two merging UFOs emitted a beam of light that allegedly healed an existing war injury and a fresh wound. The doctor later reported spontaneous levitation, including an incident in which he supposedly floated high enough to place flypaper on a ceiling. The summary does not identify the physician by name or indicate that the case has been independently substantiated.
Other prominent figures are also cited. Author Whitley Strieber described waking in his cabin in 1986 and finding himself floating against a wooden ceiling before slowly returning to his bed. Dr. Steven Greer, founder of the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Disclosure Project, reported feeling nearly weightless after a 1973 UFO encounter in North Carolina, claiming he could make unusually long leaps down a mountainside. He later described briefly levitating while walking.
Additional Accounts and Explanations
The video also highlights Dolly Saffron, whose experiences are featured in Dennett’s book Symmetry. Saffron reportedly said she levitated as a child and later developed an explanation involving an “activated pineal gland” and “prana,” or life energy. Other accounts include children identified as Maurice and his sister, a contactee named Alberto Fernandez whose wife allegedly saw him floating above a bed, and Mary Frank, who recalled a glowing sensation that supposedly enabled her to rise several feet from the floor.
According to Dennett and Saffron, controlled levitation depends on consciousness, intention and an emotionally positive state. Saffron is quoted as saying that consciousness leaves the physical body and that the body follows the “will.” The video portrays anger and other intense emotions as possible triggers for uncontrolled telekinetic activity, while positivity is described as necessary for deliberate levitation.
Context and Assessment
Dennett concludes that the recurring association between UFO encounters and levitation reports may indicate that NHI is awakening an inherent human “birthright.” He links the theory to his books Not From Here and Human Levitation. However, the accounts presented are based primarily on personal testimony and secondary investigations. No accepted scientific studies have demonstrated human levitation, and the summary provides no corroborating recordings, controlled experiments or physical measurements. As a result, the video is best understood as an exploration of claims within UFO and contactee literature rather than evidence establishing extraterrestrial instruction or a confirmed human ability.
