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E-006312LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Gulf of Mexico B-29 Radar Cluster and Large-Target Merger
December 6, 1952Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, International waters
Hall summarizes a B-29 training-mission case in which multiple fast targets were repeatedly tracked on radar and brief lights were seen visually. The radar targets were then reported to merge with a much larger return that departed rapidly.
// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→Historical Flaps & Concentrated Waves(P-000104)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 1 PRIMARY
Date documented
December 6, 1952
Location documented
Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, International waters
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: approximate.
Catalogue classification linked
2 family link(s), 1 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
2 encounter-target claim(s), 4 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 1 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
No substantive assessment fields require provenance.
This dossier currently depends on a single source edition; independent coverage would strengthen comparison.
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