Info on close encounters & explanation of classifications
Information On - Close Encounters / Explanation Of Classifications
LRS - Cases that are classified as LRS are usually cases in which the
witness or witnesses have observed an object or light at a long
distance, usually over 500 feet away, and up to several miles.
Distance light in the night sky, such as those which maybe at
the same altitude as satellites, are classified as a LRS case.
There's no interaction or effect on those making the observation.
CE I - Cases that are classified as CE I are usually cases in which the
witness or witnesses have observed an object or light at a short
distance, usually within 500 feet away, from the witness or
witnesses. There's no interaction or effect on those making the
observation.
CE II - Cases classifed as CE II are quite similar to CE I cases. The
difference in these 2 classifications are, CE II reports usually
involve a type of interaction, such as electromagnetic effects,
strange effects on animals, or perhaps on the witness themselves.
Cases that are reported to the CUFON that occurred within 500
500 feet of the witness or witnesses are usually also classified
as a CE II.
CE III - In cases with this classification, occupants in, on, or about
a unidentified flying object are reported. It should be noted
that this CE III classification does "Not" pertain to contact
cases. There are no contacts or communications carried on in
this classification of sighting.
CE IV - This type of sighting or report involves some type of contact
or exchange of said mental or verbal communications between the
witness or witnesses and the occupants.
CE V - Cases classifed as CE V are known as abductions cases or
missing time cases i.e. said people have consciously remembered
seeing a UFO but do not remember being taken aboard and
examined.
UAO - Cases classifed as UAO`s are known as Unauthorized Aerial Objects.
We only use this term after all analysis and investigation has been
done to verify a case as an unknown which means that the object
or objects are real but Unauthorized. The Air Force uses the term
Unknowns, of course this means that they are not prepared to take the
responsibility to say that the object or objects are real after the
analyzing has been done to verify the reality of the phenomena.
CUFON - Please remember that CUFON is the only organization using UAO, CE IV,
CE V also LRS codes. LRS stands for "long range sighting" anything
over 500 feet. We use this type of coding for computer calculations
and for high numbers of cases.
We also use these codes for sequential sightings which are very
important when studying UFO movement i.e. the same reported UFO or
UFO's moving from one state to another or a number of states and etc.
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