Anecdotal evidence here, but I notice that this happens to me only when I am stressed or sleeping untimely. This is when I have a clenched fist or a raised leg or some other tensed muscle. I have attributed the twitch sensation to my muscles suddenly relaxing due to onset of sleep and my brain interpreting it as falling off a tree.
I never get this twitch when I make sure to relax myself before I sleep
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