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LEVEL 02 // CRAFT SHAPE FAMILIES
POSTGRESQL INDEX / 13 RECORDS
LEVEL 03 // ARCHIVAL CASE RECORD [C-000148]
C-000148CASE RECORD · CLASSIFICATION: CRAFTTERM-000006 (Saturn-Shaped)

SATURN-SHAPED / RINGED CYLINDER

Canonical archive identity retained because later source-backed research records reference this subject. Descriptive evidence is supplied by cited claims, encounters, and source-specific ingestions; prototype seed descriptions are not authoritative.

ANOMALY REFERENCE PICTOGRAM
REFERENCE ONLY — NOT WITNESS ARTWORK
Claims are grouped by attribute so differing descriptions, measurements, and interpretations can be compared without averaging them into a single “fact.”
SOURCE COMPARISON

Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-130016reported
“Bullard includes Saturn-shaped vessels within the broader saucer/disc family reported in abduction accounts, alongside circular, thin- or thick-disc, and domed-disc forms.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Abduction Phenomenon” → “Descriptive Content—the Craft” and Table 4, PDF pp. 102–104
SUPPORTS
CLAIM-133001reported
“In the Mato Grosso car-chase account, two luminous spheroidal objects were described with Saturn-like equatorial rings; the upper hemispheres and rings appeared fiery red while the lower hemispheres shone silvery white.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Close Encounters of the First Kind” → “Mato Grosso car chase”, PDF p. 650
SUPPORTS
CLAIM-133004reported
“At close range the Mato Grosso object was described as polished silvery metal with no visible doors, portholes or protrusions, apart from the central rotating ring.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Close Encounters of the First Kind” → “Mato Grosso close-range appearance”, PDF p. 651
SUPPORTS
Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.
SOURCE COMPARISON

Reported Craft Behavior

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CLAIM-133002reported
“The same pair reportedly flew side by side, wobbled and spun on their axes, then alternated coordinated close approaches, circling, illumination and low-altitude chase maneuvers around the witnesses’ jeep.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Close Encounters of the First Kind” → “Mato Grosso maneuvering”, PDF pp. 650–651
SUPPORTS
CLAIM-133006reported
“After the second reported landing, returning witnesses described a faint phosphorescent mist hovering at the site and slowly dispersing in the wind.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Close Encounters of the First Kind” → “Mato Grosso landing-site haze”, PDF p. 652
SUPPORTS
Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.
SOURCE COMPARISON

Reported Craft Diameter

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CLAIM-133003reported
“During one low landing or hover, the witness described one object as a polished metallic sphere about fifteen feet in diameter with a large rotating ring around its center.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Close Encounters of the First Kind” → “Mato Grosso close-range dimensions”, PDF p. 651
SUPPORTS
SOURCE COMPARISON

Sound Emission

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CLAIM-133005reported
“The landed or very low Mato Grosso object was reported to produce no sound; the witness also reported no heat or smell at close range.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Close Encounters of the First Kind” → “Mato Grosso close-range effects”, PDF p. 651
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