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-- Lynn
Taylor
Dr. J. Allen Hynek, late
founder of CUFOS* (The Center for UFO Studies), developed the following
classification system for use in analyzing UFO encounters. Hynek's system
is used universally today.
•Nocturnal Light:
A visual sighting of a light on the sky at night. About 35 - 40 % of all
reports are nocturnal lights.
•Nocturnal
Disc**: A visual sighting of a UFO in form of a structured light
seen at night.
•Daylight Disc: A
visual sighting of a UFO with distinct shape seen at daytime.
•Radar Cases:
UFOs detected on radar.
•Radar Visual Cases:
UFOs detected on radar and visually at the same time. About 1 - 2% of
all reports are radar visual cases.
•Close Encounters of
the First Kind: A UFO observed within 150 yards.
•Close Encounters of
the Second Kind: A UFO that leaves some kind of evidence like burn
marks on the ground or fragments of unknown material.
•Close Encounters of
the Third Kind: A UFO with visible occupants.
•Close Encounters of
the Fourth Kind: Abductions.
•Close Encounters of
the Fifth Kind: Communication between a human and an alien.
* http://www.cufos.org/org.html
** Added to the Hynek
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