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E-009642LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Rome / Fiumicino Military-ATC Orange-Sphere Report
1978-11-12Rome / Fiumicino airspace, Lazio, Italy
Air Force personnel and control-tower operators reportedly saw three orange/red-orange spheres approach from the sea; one descended across incoming-airliner traffic.
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 0 PRIMARY
Date documented
1978-11-12
Location documented
Rome / Fiumicino airspace, Lazio, Italy
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
2 family link(s), 2 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
1 encounter-target claim(s), 5 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 0 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
1 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 estimate4
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagYES
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COORDINATE PRECISION: REGION