“Close encounters” is a phrase typically associated with paranormal experiences. A close encounter of the first kind might indicate a UFO sighting. Raise it to the fourth kind, and you’re talking full-on alien abduction. Not really a “close” encounter at that point.


But we’re not worried about those kinds of close encounters here. No, we’re worried about close encounters of the CCTV kind. You know, home videos of people coming inches away from death, only to be spared by the grace of good luck or quick thinking.



From dash cams to ring cams to normal cams, here are 21 close encounters of the CCTV kind.











@9news Time to buy a lotto ticket #lucky #nearmiss #india #9News ♬  BE GONE - KyleYouMadeThat


@lhrohin crazy near miss at jfk #atc #atconversion #atctower #aviationgeek #aviationtok #avgeeksoftiktok #aviationdaily #aviation4u #aviationtiktok #aviationfyp #aviation #avgeek #lhrohin ♬ original sound - Abbie Cheeseman ✈️


@scaryhistory22 #momentsbeforedisaster #elevator #nearmiss ♬ original sound - scaryhistory22


@aviat1ion4life Luckily a incident was avoided and the plane landed safely after#a340#crash#goaround#nearmiss#aviation#landing#airbus#avgeek ♬ original sound - BAK™


@cleonajames #viral #fyp ♬ original sound - Shanawaz Alam


@paytiktok999 Luckiest people on earth #viral #amazing #khabylame ♬ original sound - PAYTIKTOK


@wingmanskydive Skydiving went wrong ,Near death Experience #neardeath #lifeanddeath #skydive #life #god ♬ original sound - Wingman Skydive


@_viral_vids__ He’s fine #fypシ #foryou #moments #neardeath ♬ Into Your Arms (feat. Ava Max) - Witt Lowry


@_viral_vids__ So close bro…. #fypシ #foryou #moments #viral ♬ xxxu__u - _☁︎


@_viral_vids__ So close…. #fypシ #foryou #moments #neardeath #close #viral ♬ xxxu__u - _☁︎