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E-005408LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Ellsworth Missile-Maintenance Hangar Light-Formation Report
October 27, 1992, just before midnightEllsworth missile-maintenance operations hangar, South Dakota, United States
Michael Reager and Jason Berrier reported a rigid formation of lights moving toward the Minuteman maintenance hangar and disappearing into low cloud; both completed independent questionnaires less than two days later.
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// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 0 PRIMARY
Date documented
October 27, 1992, just before midnight
Location documented
Ellsworth missile-maintenance operations hangar, South Dakota, United States
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: approximate.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 0 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
3 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
3 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 flagNO
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COORDINATE PRECISION: APPROXIMATE