YES, very good connecting things. I can contribute with alien cult knowledge sometime. They are VERY much related to "spiritualist" New Age cults and the messages they get are always anti Jesus (direct or indirect) and about "saving the planet from disaster" (envirofag, basically).
I have seen a UFO up very close, right above the treetops, following the family car, as a kid. Both my sister and I saw it.
I remember every single detail. The strangest part was it had what seemed like headlights shining out and it started moving back in the other direction while the light beams hung in mid air, and you could see where they ended. They were like an elongated X, and happened to cross over the moon from our vantage point.
Other than that I've seen bright lights that would shoot off into other lights (like 5 or 6 lights playing "follow the leader") and zipping through the night sky breakneck speeds.
There's more I could tell you… I will say that I am of the opinion that the beings people call greys, and all aliens are fallen angels seeking to disrupt lives to not trust in Jesus, and trick them into believing all kinds of things, including that they have children with them (emotional attachment stuff).