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White Sands Objects During Missile Launch

June 10, 1949White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico, United States

Hall cites a report, attributed to Navy missile-tracking personnel, that two circular objects appeared during a missile launch, climbed after the missile, passed through its exhaust, overtook it, and climbed out of sight. Five separate observation/tracking posts were said to have reported the performance.

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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-689016reported
“Hall says two circular objects appeared after a missile launch, climbed after the missile, passed through its exhaust, passed the missile, and climbed out of sight; five separate observation/tracking posts reportedly saw the performance.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · White Sands missile-associated objects; uploaded PDF pp. 26-26
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Encounter · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689017reported
“Hall cites True magazine and says Capt. Robert B. McLaughlin, head of the Navy missile-tracking crew, confirmed the case.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · McLaughlin/True provenance chain; uploaded PDF pp. 30-30
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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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