Following the suggestion that much, if not all, of the UFO experience comes from the mind (individual or collective), such a distinction is, in the last analysis, irrelevant.
In particular, we have the odd case of Barney and Betty Hill who, according to the initial reports, suffered a fairly usual close encounter UFO experience.
After he saw the hypnosis sessions of Myrna Hansen, who claimed to have UFO experiences, he became convinced that cattle mutilations were due to aliens.
This is only a partial zoology of the UFO experience.
Keynote speakers, including the Rev. William Gill and Charles Brew, gave accounts on their very public UFO experience.
On November 9, 2007, Symington appeared with a panel of guests discussing their UFO experiences on Larry King Live.
Many scientists have investigated and tried to understand the nature of the UFO experience.
Vicki Cameron in UFO experience in Canada reported a case of an abduction by an insectoid alien similar to a grasshopper.
UFO experiences definitely reflect the surrounding cultural context.
He appeared as himself as the guest on a talk show to talk about his UFO experience.