UFO Classification

UFO Classification One of the most famous UFO Sighting Classification Systems, developed by Jacques Vallee Ph.D. in 1990. He expanded on the Hynek System, providing a methodology for classifying UFO experiences that incorporates more details, including the reliability of the witness and the possibility of conventional explanations.

The categories for UFO sightings are broken into five major areas: AN; MA; FB; CE; and SVP, which is then divided into three subcategories, labeled SRR, SVR, and PER.

AN Rating

Any Anomalous Phenomenon

· AN1 - Anomalies that leave no lasting physical effects, such as lights in the sky and similar phenomena.

· AN2 - Anomalies that leave lasting physical effects, such as crop circles, scorched earth, and debris.

· AN3 - Anomalies with associated occupants or entities.

· AN4 - Interaction of the witness with occupants or entities.

· AN5 - Anomalous reports of injury or death, such as unexplained wounds, healing of wounds, or spontaneous human combustion.

MA Rating

Describes the behavior of a UFO

· MA1 - A visual sighting of a UFO that travels in a discontinuous trajectory, such as loops, quick turns, or vast changes in altitude.

· MA2 - A visual sighting of a UFO with physical evidence, such as burn marks or material fragments.

· MA3 - A visual sighting of a UFO with living entities on or around the UFO.

· MA4 - UFO activity, such as maneuvers, accompanied by a change in the observer's perception of reality.

· MA5 - UFO activity that results in the injury or death of the witness.

FB Rating

Fly-by rating

· FB1 - A fly-by of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky.

· FB2 - A fly-by of a UFO traveling in a straight line, leaving some kind of physical evidence.

· FB3 - A fly-by of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky, where entities are observed on board.

· FB4 - A fly-by where the witness experiences a sensation of unreality, i.e., a phantasmagoric state.

· FB5 - A fly-by that causes permanent injury to, or the death of, the