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TABLE 1
Classification of Anomalies


 

of the catalogue, broken down as follows: 90 are associated with simple anomalies, 19 with a fly-by, 1,782 with maneuvers and 1,284 with close encounters. It should be noted that we are using the January 1997 version of the Hatch catalogue, which is an evolving entity. Statistics performed on other versions may differ from those given here.

     In Table 2, "physical effects" may refer to soil disturbances, broken tree limbs, crushed grass, burned areas, or to a variety of electromagnetic effects.



TABLE 2
Incident Frequency in the Hatch Catalogue


  Type 1 2 3 4 5        
  Category Sighting Physical Effect Lifeform Reality Transformation Physiological Effect        

AN Anomaly 323   90   103     78           56 650   4.3%
FB Fly-by 3,657   19   7     1           0 3,684   24.3%
MA Maneuver 4,551   1,782   139     412           89 6,973   45.9%
CE Close Encounter 1,158   1,284   593     530           309 3,874   25.5%
      9,689 3,175   842 1,021 454   15,181   100%
      63.8% 20.9%   5.5% 6.7% 3.0%   100%  


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