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E-005304LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Grand Forks Bomber-Alert Area Two-Object Report
October 14, 1974, beginning about 9:09 p.m.Grand Forks AFB B-52 Bomber Alert Area, North Dakota, United States
Hastings reproduces an account submitted to J. Allen Hynek by an unnamed active-duty officer describing two large dark oval/saucer-like objects near Grand Forks AFB’s B-52 alert area, reportedly observed by security police, pilots and maintenance personnel, with radio static during the event. The objects were not reported over the WSA.
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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 14, 1974, beginning about 9:09 p.m.
Location documented
Grand Forks AFB B-52 Bomber Alert Area, North 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 estimate18
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagNO
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COORDINATE PRECISION: APPROXIMATE