I will give an example based on one survivor of SRA/MK that I have known for many years. She experienced "UFO/alien" abductions most of her life. As an adult, she joined MUFON and did many speeches for them on her experiences.
After she came to know Jesus Christ, and her MK programming began to unravel, she saw the truth of what was behind her experiences. Before Christ, she was absolutely convinced these were aliens. After she came to Christ, she understood what was at the root. In fact, many "UFO" memories are used as a cover for deeper memories involving human trafficking and other occult activities. This explains "missing time." One alter experiences "alien abduction" and a deeper alter is cued out to carry out an assignment given by their handlers (trafficking, espionage, etc). The front memory is all they remember afterwards. And there are many ways to implant or install cover memories. And just because they are a cover memory, doesn't make them real. But the interpretation of them will be skewed.
This wasn't necessarily meant for you (Gary) ....I think others would benefit from this information. It may go right over your head, and that's okay. But this post was to demonstrate why so many people interpret their experiences differently. I know people whose interpretation changed after coming to Christ and seeking Him for answers.