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E-009603LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Mackay Structured Object / Circular Ground-Trace Case
May 24, 1965Mackay / Nebo ridge area, Queensland, Australia
James W. Tilse, Eric Juden and John Burgess reportedly watched a structured lighted object on or just above a ridge for about twenty minutes. After it departed, police measured a large circular ring impression and confirmed scorched vegetation near the site.
// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Triangle / V / Boomerang(C-000254)→Physical Trace & Environmental Effects(P-000103)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 1 PRIMARY
Date documented
May 24, 1965
Location documented
Mackay / Nebo ridge area, Queensland, Australia
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 estimate3
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagYES
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