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E-006203LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Philippine Sea Navy Radar-Visual Report (1965)
May 5, 1965Philippine Sea observation position, Philippine Sea, Philippines
Hynek quotes an official naval report describing three visually observed lights/objects and four radar targets. The targets were reported to make course changes and form a circular overhead formation, with portions of the maneuver observed both visually and on SPS-6C air-search radar.
// 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.
2 SOURCES · 2 PRIMARY
Date documented
May 5, 1965
Location documented
Philippine Sea observation position, Philippine Sea, Philippines
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: approximate.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 1 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
4 encounter-target claim(s), 12 component claim(s).
Source coverage
2 unique source edition(s); 2 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
4 encounter-target published claim(s) can carry assessment provenance.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate1
Stored verified-report count1
Instrumental evidence flagYES
Official investigation flagYES
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COORDINATE PRECISION: APPROXIMATE