That they were singled out gives their lives a potency and meaning similar to the Medieval peasant who hallucinated the Witch's Sabbath. Not only does such a mythic interlude get a short-lived notoriety, it becomes essential for the believability of the myth. We may all be suspicious of a Whitely Striber, but there is an acceptance when the news comes from a guy with limited experience and education. Both the UFO and Lucifer represent a form of antinomianism. However in a scientific and logical society.
Antinomianism is defined by the matrix culture.
The rebel will set himself apart from his fellow man, will actually or figuratively become an outsider, in order to gain the kind of inner independence necessary to break with a society that has nothing to offer him. Just as Lucifer worship represents a break from Judeo-Christian society. The mythic experiences of the latter provide the fuel for the former.