Religious scholar examines UFO encounters through Catholic theology, proposing preternatural rather than extraterrestrial explanations. Diana Pasulka reveals how pattern-matching between abduction reports and demonic experiences suggests these phenomena warrant theological investigation—not dismissal—as humanity confronts intelligence beyond our perceptual faculties. UFO abduction patterns match medieval Catholic categories of preternatural phenomena—angelic or demonic entities—suggesting theological frameworks better explain encounters than extraterrestrial narratives.