probably a dream

I am 99%sure it was a dream. As a child i thought it was real 1981-1983location-bungalow beside a small forest in northern ireland. aged between 3-5 i woke to find myself paralysed and unable to scream or speak. Several skinny short human like creatures with proportionally large heads with very large eyes were beside my bed. They brought me into the kitchen to beside the back door. I was still horizontal sleepig position. They put me into what i thought was a washing machine. I was very distressed and trying to scream and fight but was unable to move. i then woke the following morning, apparently fine. I believe this was one of my earliest dreams, which might be why it seemed so real at the time. The creatures looked like the "greys" except they had little muscle definition.