Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind was director Steven Spielberg's science fiction/UFO epic before E.T. came along. The film followed closely on the heels of a wave of interest in UFO's during the mid-70's.
Topps released their Close Encounters set in 1978. It contained 66 cards and 11 stickers.
Card fronts depicted a dramatic scene from the film, surrounded by a thin red border against a black background, with a title at the bottom. The card number was depicted inside a small picture of a UFO's glow over an open highway in the lower left.
Card backs were split between 22 Movie Fact text entries and 11 puzzle pieces.
Stickers featured die-cut characters in a yellow outline against a black background (except for sticker #1, which had a red outline against a starry background). Stickers were numbered but not captioned.
The set price usually includes stickers.