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E-006207LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: rangeRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Boianai Father Gill Multi-Witness Occupant Report (1959)
June 26-27, 1959Boianai mission area, Milne Bay / Papua, Papua New Guinea
Reverend William Gill and numerous mission witnesses reported a bright aerial object with figures visible on an upper deck-like area; witnesses waved and reported that figures waved back. Hynek did not personally investigate but considered the witness quality and number impressive.
// 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.
2 SOURCES · 2 PRIMARY
Date documented
June 26-27, 1959
Location documented
Boianai mission area, Milne Bay / Papua, Papua New Guinea
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: approximate.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 1 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
2 encounter-target claim(s), 13 component claim(s).
Source coverage
2 unique source edition(s); 2 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
2 encounter-target published claim(s) can carry assessment provenance.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate1
Stored verified-report count1
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagNO
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COORDINATE PRECISION: APPROXIMATE