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Bear Point Smith Brothers Light / Vehicle-Effect Report
1970; exact date not given in the bookBear Point Road area, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lawrence Smith and his brother Gene reportedly observed a group of orange lights; as one light disappeared their car engine and tape deck stopped, and they later perceived roughly ten minutes of missing time. The book says RCMP Constable Ralph Keeping filed a report and passed it to NORAD.
// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 0 PRIMARY
Date documented
1970; exact date not given in the book
Location documented
Bear Point Road area, Nova Scotia, Canada
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 0 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
2 encounter-target claim(s), 0 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 0 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
2 encounter-target published claim(s) can carry assessment provenance.
This dossier currently depends on a single source edition; independent coverage would strengthen comparison.
No cited source is currently marked as primary for the published claims shown here.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate2
Stored verified-report count2
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagYES
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COORDINATE PRECISION: REGION