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E-005204DATE PRECISION: rangeRECORD COMPLETENESS: 29%

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.

// PROVENANCE COVERAGE

29% record completeness

This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.

0 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
No latitude/longitude is available for mapping.
Catalogue classification linked
0 family link(s), 0 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
0 encounter-target claim(s), 0 component claim(s).
Source coverage
0 unique source edition(s); 0 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
Assessment fields exist, but no encounter-target published citation-backed claim currently supports them.
Assessment values are present without encounter-target published citation-backed claims. Treat the matrix as unprovenanced metadata until direct claims are added.
Witness totals are stored, but no encounter-level cited claim currently documents where those numbers came from.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA

Stored case-assessment fields

DIRECT PROVENANCE INCOMPLETE
Stored total witness estimate5
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagNO

These stored assessment values are shown transparently but should not be treated as source-backed facts until encounter-target claims cite their provenance.