"Wink of an Eye" is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, first broadcast on November 29, 1968, and repeated on June 24, 1969. It is episode #66, production #68, and was written by Arthur Heinemann, based on a story by Gene L. Coon under the pen name "Lee Cronin", and directed by Jud Taylor.
Overview: Invisible "time-accelerated" aliens take over the Enterprise and attempt to abduct the crew for use as "genetic stock".
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