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Lake Sorell Elongated-Disc / Sweeping-Beam Encounter

1975-02-26Lake Sorell, Tasmania, Australia

A professional man and former Royal Australian Air Force member with a companion reported elongated disc-like objects over Lake Sorell, with pulsating lights and a cone-shaped beam sweeping the lake and nearby terrain before high-speed departure.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Disc / Saucer(C-000253)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
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CLAIM-952227reported
“The witnesses reported elongated disc-like objects with pulsating/rim lights and a cone-shaped beam sweeping Lake Sorell and nearby terrain, producing a fluorescent blue-white appearance on the water before rapid departure.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Lake Sorell Elongated-Disc / Sweeping-Beam Encounter; uploaded PDF pp. 234-236
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Hall Volume II Professionals-and-Citizens Witness Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-952201reported
“Hall presents reports from a wide range of occupationally responsible citizens, including teachers, engineers, business people, security personnel, farmers and tradespeople.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Professionals and Citizens witness-class framing; uploaded PDF pp. 212-255 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Hall Volume II Professionals-and-Citizens Witness Framework · Hall Volume II Recurring Feature

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CLAIM-952202reported
“Across Section VI Hall emphasizes structured morphology, low hovering, vehicle effects, animal reactions, directed light, physiological aftereffects and occasional traces/material claims.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Recurring patterns across Section VI; uploaded PDF pp. 212-253 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Hall Volume II Model-UFO / Typical-Features Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-955250reported
“Hall’s model-UFO table uses ten recurring features: multiple witnesses, disc/ellipse shape, E-M effects, body lights, bright illumination, light beams, hover-acceleration, sharp maneuvers, physiological effects and physical effects.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · The Model UFO/Table 2 typical features; uploaded PDF pp. 463-465
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Hall Volume II Model-UFO / Typical-Features Framework · Hall Volume II Recurring Feature

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CLAIM-955251reported
“Hall selects ten cases to illustrate combinations of the model features and describes Socorro as prototypical in other respects because of witness quality, traces, prompt investigation and an unresolved official outcome.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Model-case discussion; uploaded PDF pp. 463-465
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Hall Volume II Model-UFO / Typical-Features Framework · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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CLAIM-955253unverified
“The typical-feature table intentionally favors detailed multi-channel cases and therefore should not be interpreted as the necessary definition of every UFO report.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Model-feature caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 463-465
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