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close encounter

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close encounter

Summary

close encounter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,172 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • close encounter is credited with the discovery of J. Allen Hynek[2].
  • close encounter is a type of alien-human contact[3].
  • close encounter comprises unidentified flying object[4].
  • close encounter's facet of is recorded as ufology[5].
  • close encounter's present in work is recorded as Close Encounters of the Third Kind[6].

Body

Definition and Type

close encounter is a type of alien-human contact[3].

Use and Application

close encounter comprises unidentified flying object[4].

Why It Matters

close encounter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,172 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Close Encounters of the Third Kind J. Allen Hynek

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → J. Allen Hynek
    Has part(s) → unidentified flying object
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544294305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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