Many years ago I took my wife (a UFO skeptic) to a UFO convention in Laughlin.
I told her my mission—I wanted her to talk in person to people who claimed they had been abducted by aliens.
I wanted her to give them a fair hearing and then decide if she thought they were lying.
It was quite the experience for her.
She did not know what to think about the topic after that—but she was totally convinced they were not lying.
I feel her pain. I was a member of a team that put on well-funded UFO symposiums in Atlanta. The kook density is great in and around those activities. The "New Age" group is quite a collection of unknowing people who will latch onto any preposterous idea, and then pass themselves off as a spiritual guru. They injected a lot of content that was never there, if you know what I mean. Many are sincere but just plain stupid.
On the other hand, I got to meet and converse with some major shakers and movers of UFO investigators and witnesses. There is definitely something going on; but, it sure is difficult to sift through the fluff. As one guest lecturer said, "This is a little like using an electric staple gun to fasten Jello to the wall".