Freemasonry and Scientology?

Is there a connection between the two?As I understand it Aleister Crowley (Re;a former Freemason) created the Ordo Templis Orientis as a concise and shortcut version of Freemasonry,discluding empty,feeble and unnecessary dogma and ritual.L.R Hubbard became a personal friend of Crowley.The Religion (aka Fraternity/Maternity) he founded is based on secrets obtained at a higher level of its pyramid structure (namely on Sea Org).Some researchers maintain that the belief in Aliens interacting with man and other wild concepts Scientologists cherish are merely allagorical,serving as a psychological tool to advance the individual.Others state it as a concrete core belief.It appears to me that it is an inescapable fact that Scientology is a result of Freemasonry.What are your thoughts on this?