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AISS-UFOB-117-56 — 1956-05-08 — Rochester, Indiana (GJDL 5255)

1956-05-08· Rochester, Indiana (GJDL 5255)Resolved prosaic
Strangeness (S)
0.0
Credibility (P)
1.0
Evidence (EVID)
1.0
Date conf
9.0
Loc conf
0.0

Narrative

On 8 May 1956 at 0047Z, a 59-year-old housewife at Rochester, Indiana, observed a single round 3-inch diameter silver and green object at 10 degrees elevation/120 degrees azimuth. Object was in fixed position, still being observed when reported, with no sound. Observed via ground visual and binoculars. Clear weather, 15+ visibility. One F-86D 'Hacksaw Alfa' interceptor scrambled at 0139Z and identified the UFOB as a fixed beacon. Conclusion: was beacon.

extracted via: llm_subagent_v1

Witnesses (1)

  • [anonymous] military pilotrole_pattern

Source documents (1)

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Score evidence (5)

Why this event scored the way it did. Every contribution is traceable.

s

  • outcome=resolved_prosaic (cap S<=3)
  • post-blend cap S<=3 (resolved_prosaic)

p

  • docs=1 (+0.5)
  • single agency (+0.5)

evid

  • narrative only (base 1)