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SUBJECT: BERLINER CLASSIFICATIONS FILE: UFO1568
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BERLINER SIGHTING REPORT CLASSIFICATIONS
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_____________________________________________
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This is a two-part classification, with an escalating grade from one to ten
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within each. The "Strangeness Scale" expands on the HYNEK divisions, most
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notably adding "Night Object" as distinguished from HYNEK's nocturnal light
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and daylight disc; separating close encounters of the first kind into night
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and daylight; dividing CE-2's into "ambiguous" (e.g. landing trace without an
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aerial object report) and "unambiguous"; and separating CE-3's into observa-
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tion only, occupant reaction and meaningful communication.
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The BERLINER "Creditability Scale" ranks cases by the number and observation-
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al expertise of the witness(es) or, as more highly rated, by the device to
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verify the observation (radar, still photo, movie/videotape and live TV).
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Preliminary evaluations rely on the BERLINER gradings to determine the nature
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of the event as described by the witness(es). See the March, 1987 issue of
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the "Journal" for Mr. Berliner's explanation of this grading method.
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BERLINER - __________
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Strangeness Scale: Creditability Scale:
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_________________ ___________________
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0 - Identified as a known object/ 0 - Witness(es) lacking
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phenomenon or a report lacking believability
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clear UFO content
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1 - Single average witness
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1 - Night light, no apparent object
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2 - Multiple average witness
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3 - Daylight object seen at a distance
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3 - Single exceptional witness
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4 - Night light close encounter of
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the FIRST Kind. 4 - Multiple exceptional witnesses
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5 - Daylight CE-I 5 - Radar/visual observation
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6 - Ambiguous CE-II 6 - Still photo(s) by amateur
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7 - Unambiguous CE-II 7 - Still photo(s) by professional
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8 - CE-III 8 - Movie/videotape by amateur
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9 - CE-III with occupant reaction 9 - Movie/videotape by professional
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to witness.
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10 - Live television
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10 - CE-III with meaningful
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communication.
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**********************************************
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* THE U.F.O. BBS - http://www.ufobbs.com/ufo *
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