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E-005003LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Sandia May 1952 Cylinder / Disc Reports
May 1, 1952Sandia Base / Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico, New Mexico, United States
Howard Burgess later told Hastings that he and coworkers observed three large silver tumbling cylinders above Sandia Base. Hastings also located a contemporary newspaper account that instead described two discs followed by one cylinder, leaving exact count and configuration unresolved.
// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Elongated / Cigar / Cylinder(C-000255)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
2 SOURCES · 1 PRIMARY
Date documented
May 1, 1952
Location documented
Sandia Base / Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico, New Mexico, United States
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: city.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 0 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
1 encounter-target claim(s), 0 component claim(s).
Source coverage
2 unique source edition(s); 1 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
No substantive assessment fields require provenance.
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COORDINATE PRECISION: CITY