If one believes in abstract notions like kismet and the interconnectedness of all things, then one might also take note of the serendipity of timing — the Fourth Annual Ventura County UFO Festival takes place in the same month that The Fourth Kind, about alien abduction, opened in movie theaters across the country. It’s been more than 30 years since Close Encounters of the Third Kind introduced ufologist J. Alan Hynek’s system of classifying people’s experiences with unidentified flying objects, and interest in the subject of UFOs appears to be reaching a crescendo. According to Hynek’s system, a close encounter of the first kind is a sighting, the second kind is a sighting accompanied by some other physical phenomenon such as radiation or radio interference, and the third kind is a sighting of an animate being in association with a UFO. [ Visit Website ]