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Belcourt Police Spotlight-Response UFO

November 27, 1968Belcourt area, North Dakota, United States

Officer Joseph Trotier reported a round object with purple underside lights and a red ground beam, with apparent blackout after he directed a spotlight toward it.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Unresolved Structured Object(C-000265)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim

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CLAIM-952117reported
“Officer Trotier reported a round object with purple underside lights and red ground beam, which reportedly blacked out after he aimed a spotlight.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · November 27, 1968 Belcourt; uploaded PDF pp. 203-203
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Hall Volume II Police-Witness Evidence Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-952101reported
“Hall argues police reports are valuable because officers routinely observe roads, communities and unusual incidents and often leave contemporaneous logs or radio records.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Police witness framing; uploaded PDF pp. 184-211 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Hall Volume II Police-Witness Evidence Framework · Hall Volume II Recurring Feature

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CLAIM-952102reported
“Section V contains repeated low structured objects, pursuit behavior, light beams, vehicle effects, multi-jurisdiction observations and occasional traces or photographs.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Recurring Section V patterns; uploaded PDF pp. 184-211 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Belcourt Police Spotlight-Response UFO (November 27, 1968): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary