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E-009600LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Burlington Radar Parent-and-Satellite Object Tracks
March 22, 1980Burlington International Airport area, Vermont, United States
Airport controllers Donald Kernan and Richard Morris reportedly tracked an unidentified radar target near Burlington at about 1,500 mph. Three smaller radar targets appeared to join a larger, brighter target and then separate again.
// 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 · 1 PRIMARY
Date documented
March 22, 1980
Location documented
Burlington International Airport area, Vermont, United States
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 1 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
2 encounter-target claim(s), 6 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 1 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.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate2
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagYES
Official investigation flagYES
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