I have met “experiencers” at UFO conventions-—and I agree they are speaking the truth as they know it. These folks keep a low profile, but go to such events with others as a sort of “support group”.
I am very suspicious of folks who “make a living” as an “experiencer”. I suspect Streiber is enjoying the publicity a little too much, and while he may have experienced “something”, he is enjoying his role a little too much. It would be very easy for disinformation intelligence folks to manipulate someone like Streiber.
If you are interested in how the manipulation is done, the best “case study” is this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Project-Beta-Bennewitz-National-Security/dp/0743470923
On the other hand, given that Strieber was a writer before his abduction, I have always wondered if perhaps he was chosen as an abductee because of his writing ability. Communion certainly put the abduction experience solidly in the mind of America readers when it was published.
I remember the first time I saw the cover of Communion. My first thought was "I know that face."