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Case Evidence · CE-147

Maj. Gen. John Samford's Air Force press briefing discusses radar effects and weather-related explanations

Documented1952-07-29 · Official public explanation / archived film

Record

Date / period
1952-07-29
Reported event / document
Maj. Gen. John Samford's Air Force press briefing discusses radar effects and weather-related explanations
Evidence type
Official public explanation / archived film
Original data accessible?
Yes: NARA film description and other transcript repositories
Verification status
Documented official position
Competing explanations / missing data
Explanation may account for some or many returns; not an object-by-object determination
Next step
Locate and compare full contemporaneous briefing transcript
Source ID
SRC-127

Why this grade

Documented From Case Evidence's Verification status ("Documented official position"). Grade rules.