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E-001967LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Shag Harbour Dark Object Incident
October 4-5, 1967Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
Multiple witnesses near Shag Harbour reported a low object or sequence of lights descending toward the water on October 4, 1967. RCMP officers responded, observers reported a luminous object on the surface and later apparent submergence, civilian boats and the Coast Guard searched the area, and Canadian military records subsequently referred to a UFO and tasked a naval diving search.
// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Unresolved Structured Object(C-000265)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 0 PRIMARY
Date documented
October 4-5, 1967
Location documented
Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 1 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
17 encounter-target claim(s), 1 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 0 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
17 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 estimate11
Stored verified-report count8
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagYES
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COORDINATE PRECISION: REGION