That so-called alien encounters have the same basis as supposed contact with supernatural entities etc... Makes a lot more sense than being actual alien encounters.
Now, keep in mind that is true whether or not supernatural entities are real or not.
In other words, the UFO load comes from the same source as the magic fairy load etc...
Exactly so...and I give equal credence to each.
All depends upon your point of view.
I've never personally seen an extraterrestrial, but I don't rule out the possibility that other intelligent species exist elsewhere in the universe, and that they may be sufficiently advanced to be able to travel the cosmos.
I've also never seen anything that I could identify as an intelligently controlled craft of non-earthly origin, but I have seen some things that are just shy of that. I still have no explanation for what they were, but I can tell you one thing. We don't have anything that can do what I saw.