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Kuwait Oil-Field Domed Disc / Pumping Shutdown Reports

November 9–21, 1978Kuwait oil fields, Kuwait, Kuwait

A series of Kuwait oil-field sightings included a domed disc near Gathering Centre 24 and reported pumping/communications shutdowns. The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research investigated, and Hall reproduces a U.S. State Department teletype summarizing official reporting.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Disc / Saucer(C-000253)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim

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CLAIM-952023reported
“Hall reports a Kuwait oil-field series including a domed disc near Gathering Centre 24 and temporary pumping/communications failures.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · November 1978 Kuwait oil-field series; uploaded PDF pp. 178-179
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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CLAIM-952029reported
“Hall reproduces a U.S. State Department teletype describing official awareness and Kuwait Oil Company equipment shutdown/restart.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Kuwait State Department teletype provenance; uploaded PDF pp. 178-179
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Hall Volume II Scientists-and-Technicians Witness Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-952001reported
“Hall uses reports by scientists, engineers and technicians to challenge the claim that UFO witnesses are generally untrained or incapable of identifying ordinary aerial phenomena.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Scientists and Technicians witness-class framing; uploaded PDF pp. 164-183 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Hall Volume II Scientists-and-Technicians Witness Framework · Hall Volume II Recurring Feature

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CLAIM-952002reported
“The section repeats structured-object descriptions, controlled maneuvers, E-M effects, directed light, trace claims and instrument-associated events across technical witnesses.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Recurring patterns across Section IV; uploaded PDF pp. 164-183 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Kuwait Oil-Field Domed Disc / Pumping Shutdown Reports (November 9–21, 1978): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary