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Nassau County Flash and Tree-Damage Investigation

August 8, 2009Nassau County, New York, New York, United States

Witness associated a bright nocturnal flash with damage to a tree and apparent roof discoloration. MUFON found no radiation and a later analysis said the tree damage predated the reported event; the investigator classified the light as misidentification/speculation.

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SOURCE COMPARISON

Encounter · New Insights case observation

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CLAIM-216229reported
“A witness reported a brief intense light through a bedroom skylight and days later associated it with a tree whose leaves were brown/crisp and with darker roof areas.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 127-127; printed pp. 116-116
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SOURCE COMPARISON

Encounter · New Insights investigation finding

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CLAIM-216230reported
“MUFON checked the property with a Geiger counter and found no radiation. The investigator collected tree samples and later noted that roof discoloration may have predated the event.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 127-128; printed pp. 116-117
CONTEXTUALIZES
CLAIM-216231reported
“According to the cited analysis, the tree damage was present before the reported event and had not been noticed by the witness. The light source remained unknown.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 128-128; printed pp. 117-117
DISPUTES
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SOURCE COMPARISON

Nassau County Flash and Tree-Damage Report (2009) · New Insights reported subject characteristics

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CLAIM-216252reported
“The Nassau County case centered on a brief intense light through a skylight and later-assumed property effects; subsequent analysis said the tree damage predated the reported flash, leaving the light source unidentified while weakening the damage association.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 127-128; printed pp. 116-117
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