[This mirrors a phenomenon known as ‘screen memory’, when abductees see an alien, but perceive it as something more familiar. Because of the fact that the most striking feature of aliens recalled by abductees is the large eyes, these screen memories often involve creatures with similarly striking eyes, such as cats or owls. It is not known whether this is due to the human mind trying to match the entity with a creature that it can identify, or whether it is something deliberately induced by the aliens to hide their appearance.]
