Wink of an Eye

Not to be confused with Blink of an Eye (Star Trek: Voyager).
For the 1958 film, see Wink of an Eye (film).

"Wink of an Eye"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 11
Directed byJud Taylor
Story byLee Cronin
Teleplay byArthur Heinemann
Featured musicAlexander Courage
Cinematography byAl Francis
Production code068
Original air dateNovember 29, 1968 (1968-11-29)
Guest appearances
  • Kathie Browne - Deela
  • Erik Holland - Ekor
  • Jason Evers - Rael
  • Geoffrey Binney - Compton
  • Richard Geary - Scalosian
  • William Blackburn - Lt. Hadley
  • Roger Holloway - Lt. Lemli
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"Wink of an Eye" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Arthur Heinemann, based on a story by Gene L. Coon (under the pen name Lee Cronin), and directed by Jud Taylor, it was first broadcast on November 29, 1968.

In the episode, normally invisible time-accelerated aliens take over the Enterprise and attempt to abduct the crew for use as breeding stock.