What the record showsUAP Docket

Evidence Log · E-V99-005

Shoop statement: thin metallic-looking object 5-8 miles north changing altitude over about eight minutes, about noon

CorroboratedFirsthand1947-07-08 · Military witness statement

Record

Date
1947-07-08
Claim or item
Shoop statement: thin metallic-looking object 5-8 miles north changing altitude over about eight minutes, about noon
Evidence category
Military witness statement
Firsthand?
Yes
Publicly accessible?
Yes
Independent corroboration
Wife and Col. Gilkey reportedly also saw it
Assessment
Documented report; estimated distance
Notes
SRC-V86-54; SRC-V99-005
Linked case IDs
CASE-081

Why this grade

CorroboratedFirsthand From the Evidence Log's Assessment ("Documented report; estimated distance"), with an independent record named under Independent corroboration, and Firsthand? ("Yes"). Grade rules.