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E-006309LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Nash-Fortenberry Disc Formation Near Newport News
July 14, 1952Newport News / Norfolk area, Virginia, United States
Pan American pilots William B. Nash and William Fortenberry reported six bright red-orange circular objects approaching below their DC-4 in echelon formation, flipping edge-on and reversing direction in a coordinated maneuver; two additional objects then reportedly joined the formation.
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 1 PRIMARY
Date documented
July 14, 1952
Location documented
Newport News / Norfolk area, Virginia, United States
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
2 family link(s), 2 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
4 encounter-target claim(s), 5 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 1 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.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate2
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagYES
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COORDINATE PRECISION: REGION