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Portegrandi Low Disc / Four-Beam Road Encounter

1978-12-08Portegrandi roadway, Veneto, Italy

A couple reportedly encountered a 7-8 meter disc about three meters above the road with orange body lights and four white beams downward; while fleeing they later saw it pulse as a red ball.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Disc / Saucer(C-000253)→Historical Flaps & Concentrated Waves(P-000104)→
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim

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CLAIM-954089reported
“A couple reportedly encountered a disc a few meters above the road with orange body lights and four white beams downward; while fleeing they saw it pulse intermittently into a red ball.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · December 8 Portegrandi; uploaded PDF p. 366
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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
CONTEXTUALIZES
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Hall Volume II 1978 Sighting Wave · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-954060reported
“Hall describes 1978 as possibly the largest worldwide wave, with major activity in South America, Italy, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · 1978 wave framing; uploaded PDF pp. 363-363
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CLAIM-954061reported
“The chronology contains radar/aviation reports, vehicle E-M effects, physical traces, photographs, light beams, police/military witnesses and close encounters across many countries.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · 1978 chronology and evidence diversity; uploaded PDF pp. 363-368
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Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.