Brother Aston's faith in the aliens extends to the "Amicizia" affair, where various aliens lived with humans over a period of many years. Most of those activities took place in Italy.
The "contactee"/"space brothers" phenomena happened first in the US but was replicated in the UK, Europe and elsewhere over time. It's fascinating how they follow a pattern and how it resembles a secularized religious experience. One or two people in a remote place meet an extraordinary being who gives them amazing information and a message for the world...
The archetype for this was George Adamski. His most famous book, "Inside the Space Ships" was developed from his earlier novel, "Pioneers of Space". Remind you of any one?
In his early years Adamski even operated a small 'philosophical' group, a small band of theosophists that he named "The Royal Order of Tibet" and styled himself "Professor" Adamski.
The FBI agent who investigated Adamski described him as having "the most honest eyes I've ever seen".