Nash-Fortenberry Sighting
Encounter record consolidated from case-specific archive subjects. Reported components: Nash-Fortenberry Luminous Discs. Detailed morphology, verification status and citations remain attached to the component claims.
Canonical Classification
This case is linked to the broad craft/species families used by the main catalogue.
Disc / Saucer
Circular, lenticular, saucer, pancake and closely related disc-family craft reports. Individual case morphologies remain separate evidence records under Encounters.
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These granular records retain the original morphology, evidence status and source provenance for this encounter. They are intentionally not separate top-level catalogue shapes/species.
Nash-Fortenberry Luminous Discs (1952 Report)
Formation of luminous reddish-orange coin-like discs reported by Pan American pilots William Nash and William Fortenberry over Chesapeake Bay in 1952, with synchronized edge-on maneuvers and abrupt direction changes.