- nocturnal lights: lights in the night sky
- daylight disks: ufo seen in daytime
- radar-visual: ufo reports that have radar confirmation
- close encounters of the first kind (ce1): visual sighting, seemingly less than 500ft (150m) away, that show an appreciable angular extension and considerable detail
- close encounters of the second kind (ce2): a physical effect is alleged (e.g. interference in functioning of a vehicle or electronic device, animals reacting, physiological effects, or some physical trace
- close encounters of the third kind (ce3): an animated entity is present (including humanoids, robots, and humans who seem to be occupants or pilots of a ufo)
- bloecher subtypes:
- a. aboard: an entity is observed only inside the ufo
- b. both: an entity is observed inside and outside the ufo
- c. close: an entity is observed near to a ufo, but not going in or out
- d. direct: an entity is observed - no ufos are seen by the observer, but ufo activity has been reported in the area at about the same time
- e. excluded: an entity is observed, but no ufos are seen and no ufo activity has been reported in the area at that time
- f. frequence: no entity or ufos are observed, but the subject experiences some sort of 'intelligent communication'
- close encounter of the fourth kind (ce4): a human is abducted by a ufo or its occcupants
- close encounter of the fifth kind (ce5): human-initiated contact with extraterrestrial life forms or advanced interstellar civilizations, claiming direct communication between aliens and humans
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