Pratt observed that few leaked military documents mention injuries and none he reviewed mention deaths; leaked copies summarize more than 300 sightings, at least half by investigators themselves

Record

Date

Pre-2005 review

Claim or item

Pratt observed that few leaked military documents mention injuries and none he reviewed mention deaths; leaked copies summarize more than 300 sightings, at least half by investigators themselves

Evidence category

Researcher documentary observation

Firsthand?

Pratt firsthand to documents he reviewed

Publicly accessible?

Yes

Independent corroboration

Not checked report by report against the full archive

Assessment

Important counterweight; absence in his sample does not prove absence in the complete archive

Notes

SRC-V99-050 pp. 5–6; checked against the Arquivo Nacional register SRC-137 (ARX 184): no deaths in any of its 130 forms; injuries appear in a few (REG 003 p. 7, paralysis after a red beam; pp. 11-12, a watchman's numbness; REG 009 p. 15; a pilot's distress, p. 135), matching 'few ... injuries'. The register holds 130 sightings, not 300+ (chunk G, 2026-11-12)

Linked case IDs

CASE-035