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USS Supply Echelon Formation Report

February 28, 1904North Pacific off San Francisco, North Pacific, International waters

Three USS Supply crew members reported three luminous objects in echelon formation near the horizon, moving toward the ship, then rising above the cloud layer and climbing while maintaining formation. Hall presents the case as inconsistent with ordinary meteors; that is his interpretation.

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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-689023reported
“Hall cites a February 28, 1904 USS Supply report describing three luminous objects in echelon formation that approached the ship, rose above clouds, and continued climbing while remaining in formation for more than two minutes.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · USS Supply formation report; uploaded PDF pp. 28-28
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Encounter · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689024reported
“Hall argues that meteors do not maintain echelon formation, change course, climb, or remain visible for more than two minutes.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Hall meteor comparison; uploaded PDF pp. 28-28 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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The UFO Evidence (1964) Selected Case Corpus · Hall / NICAP Corpus Method

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CLAIM-689001reported
“The Abstract says NICAP selected 740 reports after considering more than 5,000 signed reports and many hundreds of reports from newspapers and other publications, emphasizing observer qualifications and multiple-observer cases.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Selection method and 740-report figure; uploaded PDF pp. 3-3 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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CLAIM-689002reported
“Later in the Introduction Hall says the report contains 746 sightings: 575 in the main chronology and 171 in separate concentration chronologies.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · 746-sighting total and chronology breakdown; uploaded PDF pp. 8-8 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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CLAIM-689003reported
“Hall states that 50% of the 575 main-chronology cases involved trained or experienced observers.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Trained/experienced observer statistic; uploaded PDF pp. 8-8 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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The UFO Evidence (1964) Selected Case Corpus · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689004reported
“NICAP explicitly distinguishes its physical-UFO investigation from contactee, religious, philosophical, and spiritual claims and says its investigations found no evidence supporting claimed rides in flying saucers, while alleging considerable fraud in that area.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · NICAP scope and contactee/fraud disclaimer; uploaded PDF pp. 4-5 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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USS Supply Echelon Formation Report (February 28, 1904): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary