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Lumberton North Carolina V-Object Mini-Flap

1975-04-03 to 1975-04-09Lumberton area, North Carolina, United States

Hall/Zeidman summarize 57 reported events involving 48 police officers plus civilians, recurrent low V/triangular/delta-shaped luminous objects, variable speed, flat turns and maneuverable spotlights.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Triangle / V / Boomerang(C-000254)→Historical Flaps & Concentrated Waves(P-000104)→
Claims are displayed with the source wording, locator, relationship and verification state. Competing claims remain separate rather than being averaged into a single answer.
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim

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CLAIM-954080reported
“Hall/Zeidman report 57 Lumberton-area events in one week, 48 police observers plus civilians, and brightly lighted V/triangular/delta objects ranging from hover to high road-relative speed.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · April 3-9 1975 Lumberton mini-flap; uploaded PDF pp. 362-363
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Hall Volume II Sighting-Wave Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-954001reported
“Bullard defines a UFO wave as a notable temporary rise above the base reporting rate that also has cohesion in time, place, or recurring type; quantity alone is insufficient.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Bullard definition of waves and cohesion criteria; uploaded PDF pp. 324-325
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CLAIM-954002reported
“Bullard distinguishes a publicity-heavy “flap” from a concentration that can occur with little media attention, and separates short/narrow miniwaves, longer local windows, broad classic waves and long/broad pandemic activity.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Flap/concentration and wave-category distinctions; uploaded PDF pp. 325-328
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CLAIM-954003reported
“Bullard notes that publicity and waves do not always coincide and that waves often begin and end outside news attention.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Publicity versus wave behavior; uploaded PDF pp. 324-329
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North Carolina Mini-Flap (1975) · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-954050reported
“Hall/Zeidman report 57 separate events around Lumberton from April 3-9, 1975, involving 48 police officers plus an unknown number of civilians.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · North Carolina mini-flap counts; uploaded PDF pp. 362-363
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CLAIM-954051reported
“The mini-flap reports repeatedly describe brightly lighted V/triangle/delta forms, low altitude, speeds from hover to over 200 mph, several flat turns, maneuverable spotlights and very little reported sound.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · North Carolina morphology/light/sound pattern; uploaded PDF pp. 362-363
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CLAIM-954052unverified
“Hall notes two reports in which object lights or motion appeared to respond to car/headlight blinking.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Apparent response behavior; uploaded PDF pp. 363-363
CONTEXTUALIZES
Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.