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E-005501LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: rangeRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Roswell 1947 Flying-Disc / Recovery Controversy
Primary public controversy centered on July 7–8, 1947; alleged crash/recovery timing remains disputedRoswell Army Air Field and recovery-area context, New Mexico, United States
Hastings reviews the Roswell case as a disputed recovery narrative. ANOMALY records the documented public “flying disc” announcement, subsequent balloon explanations, the 509th Bombardment Group nuclear context, named retrospective testimony, known discredited witnesses and unresolved contradictions without asserting extraterrestrial recovery.
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
4 SOURCES · 1 PRIMARY
Date documented
Primary public controversy centered on July 7–8, 1947; alleged crash/recovery timing remains disputed
Location documented
Roswell Army Air Field and recovery-area context, New Mexico, United States
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
3 family link(s), 6 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
17 encounter-target claim(s), 140 component claim(s).
Source coverage
4 unique source edition(s); 1 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
17 encounter-target published claim(s) can carry assessment provenance.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate6
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagYES
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