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E-009008LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Gimbal UAP Encounter — January 16, 2015 (Thornton Source Record)
January 16, 2015Atlantic training area off Jacksonville, Florida / Atlantic coast, United States
Thornton describes Navy targeting-system footage of an object apparently rotating while maintaining flight stability, followed shortly afterward by the GoFast recording.
// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 0 PRIMARY
Date documented
January 16, 2015
Location documented
Atlantic training area off Jacksonville, Florida / Atlantic coast, United States
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
1 family link(s), 1 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
2 encounter-target claim(s), 5 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 0 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.
No cited source is currently marked as primary for the published claims shown here.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate2
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagYES
Official investigation flagYES
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COORDINATE PRECISION: REGION