Commander Alison Krennick, CAPT Boone (CAG) and others in “Defensive Action”

Does the Crusader's profile look anything like that of a MiG?

No it does not.

But that's what the pilot saw. He is in enemy airspace, and having encountered MiGs earlier in the day, his brain turned your Crusader into a MiG.

He was an Air Force pilot.