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E-009521LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%

Trans-en-Provence Landing / GEPAN Physical-Trace Investigation

January 8, 1981Trans-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France

Renato Nicolai reported a brief landing at Trans-en-Provence. Hall summarizes the official French GEPAN investigation, physical and plant-sample findings, and later skeptical criticism of sampling, methodology, and the possibility of a hoax.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Physical Trace & Environmental Effects(P-000103)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE

100% record completeness

This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.

1 SOURCES · 1 PRIMARY
Date documented
January 8, 1981
Location documented
Trans-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: city.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 1 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
2 encounter-target claim(s), 1 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 1 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
2 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

ENCOUNTER-CLAIM PROVENANCE PRESENT
Stored total witness estimate1
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagNO
Official investigation flagYES
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COORDINATE PRECISION: CITY