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E-009592LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
San Jose Park Ranger Mirror-Sphere Sighting
1980-05-02San Jose / Lick Observatory area, California, United States
Two Santa Clara County employees, one a park ranger and former submariner, reported a mirror-like sphere with a blue-green band and orange lower area moving erratically and hovering in the direction of Lick Observatory. Traffic checks reportedly found no coincident known balloon or aircraft.
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 1 PRIMARY
Date documented
1980-05-02
Location documented
San Jose / Lick Observatory area, California, United States
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
2 family link(s), 1 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
1 encounter-target claim(s), 2 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 1 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.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate2
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagNO
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