CE5 brings meditation and skywatching together around the intention of making contact. For some participants it is a quiet social or spiritual practice; others interpret lights, sensations or coincidences as a response. Understanding it means keeping those personal experiences visible while being clear about what was observed and what was inferred.
What does CE5 mean?
CE5, also written CE-5, stands for Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind. Steven Greer and CE5 groups use it for intentional contact practices involving meditation and observation. Greer’s own preparation material connects meditation and consciousness with his claims of contact. CE5 Copenhagen describes group meditation followed by skywatching, with participants reporting both outward observations and inward experiences. These are descriptions from practitioners, not independent confirmation of their explanations.
The label is useful for finding accounts of the practice, but it does not by itself establish that communication occurred. An unusual light after a meditation is an observation with a sequence in time. Establishing that the meditation caused it, or that the light conveyed a message, would require additional evidence.
What a session can involve
Methods differ between groups. A session may include an introduction, a period of quiet breathing or guided meditation, an intention or visualisation, and time spent watching the sky. Some groups use recordings, sounds or equipment. You do not need to buy a course, an app or a detector to sit quietly and keep an observation record. UKPX is not affiliated with a CE5 provider.
If you choose to explore it, begin with a short, comfortable period of quiet attention. Keep normal breathing, remain aware of your surroundings and stop whenever you want. Nobody needs to report a special experience for the evening to have been worthwhile. Agree beforehand that participants can leave, decline an exercise or keep a personal reflection private.
Plan the evening around the people and place
Use a lawful, accessible location and check current opening and night-access arrangements. Meet unfamiliar groups in a suitable public setting and make your own travel arrangements. Take warm clothing, water, a charged phone and a clear route home. Keep sound low, avoid disturbing neighbours or wildlife, and leave the site as you found it.
Leave lasers, flares and sky lanterns out of a session. Never direct a beam at an unidentified light: it may be an aircraft. Do not transmit radio signals as part of an experiment unless you have the required authorisation. These choices also avoid introducing lights and signals that could confuse another observer’s record.
Keep two kinds of notes
Use one section for external observations: time, direction, number of lights, movement, sound, weather and original recordings. Use another for subjective experience: imagery, feelings, impressions and the meaning the participant gives them. Both can matter to the person involved, but they answer different questions. A strong feeling is not a measured position in the sky; a camera recording does not capture somebody’s inner experience.
Ask each person to make notes independently before a group discussion. Record what was said or played aloud, and when, so later readers can understand the setting. A prompt such as “look for a flash now” is relevant context for an account of a flash. Include uneventful sessions too, rather than retaining only the evenings that seemed to produce a response.
Give an unusual observation room to be checked
Record an unexpected light before deciding what it means. Use a wide view, a stable camera and fixed landmarks. Keep the original file and describe any zoom or processing. Afterwards compare the same time and direction with astronomical and other available records. If no explanation fits, it is reasonable to leave the observation unresolved.
A phone compass, magnetic-field sensor or radio receiver can produce a reading without identifying its cause. Write down the device, its position and what changed nearby. Avoid labelling an isolated reading as a message or an entity detection. Repeatable measurements and independently recorded observations make a stronger record than a dramatic caption.
Sharing an account respectfully
Explain that the experience happened during a CE5 session, describe the practice briefly, and distinguish the observation from your interpretation. Ask permission before publishing other participants’ names, images or voices. If somebody found the evening unsettling, stop the session and offer ordinary practical support without pressuring them to adopt a particular explanation.
UKPX welcomes clear first-person accounts through Community Reports. Include the incident date and location, what you directly perceived, and any checks made afterwards. Do not present the illustration on this page as a photograph of a session or as evidence of contact.
Sources and further reading
Sources checked 7 November 2026. This is an original UKPX practical guide; the illustrations are AI-generated artwork, not evidence photographs.
- Steven Greer: Preparing for Making Contact — primary material describing the promoter’s approach and claims.
- CE5 Copenhagen: Contact Protocol — a participant group’s description; linked as a source of beliefs and practice, not verification of contact.
- UK CAA: Laser Attacks safety notice — context for the no-laser approach recommended here.