close encounter
noun
A supposed encounter with a UFO or with aliens.The book is full of local flavour and includes stories of ghosts, witchcraft and mermaids, close encounters, poltergeists and alien big cats....
- Will there be close encounters of the alien kind?
- I live in the mid-west and have had a few occurrences of the paranormal nature in the past few years, never really experienced them before in my life and have been seeking someone to enlighten me on these close encounters.
Phrases
close encounter of the first (or second etc.) kind