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E-005204LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: rangeRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Malmstrom FAA/SAGE High-Speed Radar Unknowns
Late 1960s; individual controller recollections are not precisely datedMalmstrom AFB missile field, Montana, United States
Hastings records several retired FAA-controller recollections of unidentified high-speed radar targets around Malmstrom, including estimated speeds near 2,400 mph and 1,700 mph, a five-target episode, and fighter responses on some occasions. Underlying radar tapes are unavailable.
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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
Late 1960s; individual controller recollections are not precisely dated
Location documented
Malmstrom AFB missile field, Montana, United States
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 0 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
4 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
4 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 estimate5
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagNO
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