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E-005106LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Minot Missile-Field Radio Interference / Radar Case
August 24, 1966Minot AFB missile field, North Dakota, United States
Hastings summarizes an Air Force preliminary report publicized by J. Allen Hynek: a missile officer experienced radio static while guards reported a nearby UFO; a strike team reportedly encountered similar radio interference as an object appeared to land, and base radar reportedly tracked two objects. Raymond Fowler later publicly described the case; an Air Force spokesman said SAC unit histories did not confirm the event.
// 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.
1 SOURCES · 0 PRIMARY
Date documented
August 24, 1966
Location documented
Minot AFB missile field, North Dakota, 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
1 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.
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 estimate3
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagYES
Official investigation flagYES
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COORDINATE PRECISION: REGION