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This incident is Case 2 in Isaac Koi's "Top 100" article,  since it was referred to in 292 of the books covered by that article.

As part of a survey by the Fortean Times in 2007 of various researchers of the ten cases from 1947 onwards that interested them the most:

• ufologist Stanton Friedman indicated that this incident was his “top case”. Similarly, in comments in 2006 he referred to this incident as “my favorite”.
• ufologist Peter Brookesmith indicated that this incident was one of two UFO cases with the “the greatest cultural effect”.

This incident has also featured in lists by various UFO researchers of the top UFO cases, including the following:

• a list of the ten “best” case published by Ronald Story in his book “UFOs and the Limits of Science” (1981).
• a list by Don Berliner of “the top 10 cases of World Ufology” in an interview made available on the UFO UpDates discussion List on 14 January 2007.
• a list by James Carrion, the International Director of the Mutual UFO Network, of the “top 10 cases” in an interview in 2006.
• a list of Dennis Balthaser’s “ten favourite cases” in an article in the MUFON Journal in 2003.
• a list of cases produced by Thomas E Bullard as part of a survey by the Fortean Times in 2007 of various researchers of the ten cases from 1947 onwards that interested them the most.
• a list of cases produced by Hilary Evans as part of a survey by the Fortean Times in 2007 of various researchers of the ten cases from 1947 onwards that interested them the most.