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E-009551LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: rangeRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Kuwait Oil-Field Domed Disc / Pumping Shutdown Reports
November 9–21, 1978Kuwait oil fields, Kuwait, Kuwait
A series of Kuwait oil-field sightings included a domed disc near Gathering Centre 24 and reported pumping/communications shutdowns. The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research investigated, and Hall reproduces a U.S. State Department teletype summarizing official reporting.
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 1 PRIMARY
Date documented
November 9–21, 1978
Location documented
Kuwait oil fields, Kuwait, Kuwait
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
2 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); 1 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.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate4
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagYES
Official investigation flagYES
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COORDINATE PRECISION: REGION