Oz Factor

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The Oz Factor is a term coined by ufologist Jenny Randles and popularized by her 1983 book, UFO Reality.

Randles defined the Oz Factor as "the sensation of being isolated, or transported from the real world into a different environmental framework...where reality is but slightly different, [as in] the fairytale land of Oz." [1]

This quality is reported in many accounts of UFOs and related phenomena; Randles speculates that "The Oz factor certainly points to consciousness as the focal point of the UFO encounter."