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E-005201LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: monthRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Malmstrom Kilo Flight Close-Object Report
March 1967; James Ortyl associated the sighting with the period near his March 17 birthdayMalmstrom AFB missile field, Montana, United States
James Ortyl told Hastings that he and Robert Pounders saw a shimmering reddish-orange object sweep silently past the Kilo LCF windows at close range. Ortyl did not know whether it was officially reported and no missile-system effect is established.
// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Nuclear & Defense Incursions(P-000102)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
2 SOURCES · 0 PRIMARY
Date documented
March 1967; James Ortyl associated the sighting with the period near his March 17 birthday
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
2 encounter-target claim(s), 0 component claim(s).
Source coverage
2 unique source edition(s); 0 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
2 encounter-target published claim(s) can carry assessment provenance.
No cited source is currently marked as primary for the published claims shown here.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate2
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagNO
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