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E-005703LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Chernobyl Post-Explosion Fiery-Object Report
April 26, 1986, approximately three hours after the reactor explosionChernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Kyiv Oblast / Ukrainian SSR (1986), Ukraine
Appendix B reproduces later reports of a fiery ball near the damaged Chernobyl reactor several hours after the explosion, including claims of crimson beams toward Unit 4. Claims that radiation levels fell because of the object are not independently established by the cited material.
// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Nuclear & Defense Incursions(P-000102)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 0 PRIMARY
Date documented
April 26, 1986, approximately three hours after the reactor explosion
Location documented
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Kyiv Oblast / Ukrainian SSR (1986), Ukraine
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: approximate.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 1 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
4 encounter-target claim(s), 2 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 0 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
4 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 estimate3
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagNO
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COORDINATE PRECISION: APPROXIMATE