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List Of Alleged UFO-related Extraterrestrials
This is a list of alleged extraterrestrial beings that have been reported in close encounters, claimed or speculated to be associated with "Unidentified flying objects" (UFOs) (not to be confused with the meaning of the term 'alien species' in the biology, biological science of ecology). List See also * List of humanoid aliens * :Alleged UFO-related entities * Alien abduction * Alien abduction entities * Mutual UFO Network, MUFON (USA) and Kosmopoisk (Russia) * UFO contactees * Ancient astronauts * Conspiracy theory * List of conspiracy theories * New World Order (conspiracy theory), New World Order * Extraterrestrial hypothesis * Cryptoterrestrial hypothesis * Interdimensional hypothesis * List of occult terms * Horizontal evolution * Genetic mutation * Chimera (mythology), Chimera * Evolutionary biology In fiction * List of fictional extraterrestrials * Template:Fictional biology * :Lists of fictional alien species * Lists of fictional species * List of alien races in Marvel C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close Encounter
In ufology, a close encounter is an event in which a person witnesses an unidentified flying object. This terminology and the system of classification behind it were first suggested in astronomer and UFO researcher J. Allen Hynek's 1972 book ''The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry''. Categories beyond Hynek's original three have been added by others but have not gained universal acceptance, mainly because they lack the scientific rigor that Hynek aimed to bring to ufology. Sightings more than from the witness are classified as "Daylight Discs," "Nocturnal Lights," or "Radar/Visual Reports." Sightings within about are subclassified as various types of "close encounters." Hynek and others argued that a claimed close encounter must occur within about to greatly reduce or eliminate the possibility of misidentifying conventional aircraft or other known phenomena. Hynek's scale became well known after being referenced in a 1977 film, ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |