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E-006328LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Ed Balocco F9F Chase near Washington, North Carolina
February 3, 1953Washington / Carolina coast, North Carolina, United States
Marine 1st Lt. Ed Balocco reported pursuing a bright object after an alert from a Navy signal tower. He described rapid vertical movement, white-heat appearance, red trailing glow/lights, and eventual departure toward the coast; Capt. Thomas W. Riggs separately reported an unidentified low object near the coast.
// 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
February 3, 1953
Location documented
Washington / Carolina coast, North Carolina, 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), 2 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 count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagYES
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