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E-005903LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
MV Nickerson Red-Light Radar / Visual Report
October 4, 1967Offshore south of Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Captain Leo Mersey and crew reportedly observed four brilliant red lights offshore while the vessel’s Decca radar showed four corresponding targets; one light later arced overhead.
// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 0 PRIMARY
Date documented
October 4, 1967
Location documented
Offshore south of Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
1 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); 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 estimate18
Stored verified-report count1
Instrumental evidence flagYES
Official investigation flagYES
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COORDINATE PRECISION: REGION