The Hynek Classification System
Invented by Dr J. Allen Hynek
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 an 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 al 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 burnmarks 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.
* Added to the Hynek system later.
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