Atlantic Ocean / Caribbean approaches aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67), United States Navy
USS John F. Kennedy Glowing Sphere — Duplicate Record
This inventory entry is a duplicate of the USS John F. Kennedy glowing-sphere claim listed under navy-officer-1971. Both records describe the same alleged 2 July 1971 carrier encounter and derive from the same later Jim Kopf testimony. The 'Bermuda Triangle' framing is a later geographic/storytellin
Why This Case Matters
Catalogue-cleaning value: prevents the same weakly documented carrier story from appearing as two independent cases.
Chronology
- 2 Jul 1971 alleged carrier encounter
- ~2000 witness account becomes public
- same story later catalogued under both USS Kennedy and Bermuda Triangle labels
The Witnesses
Same as navy-officer-1971: Jim Kopf plus unnamed alleged crew witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Evidenceduplicate of same retrospective testimony
Evidenceno distinct primary source corpus
Conventional explanations: Same as canonical USS Kennedy record.
What Remains Unresolved
- Which slug should redirect to canonical record
- exact ship position and whether 'Bermuda Triangle' label is geographically justified.
Key Takeaways
- Merge or redirect this record. Do not double-count the alleged witnesses or evidence.
Sources
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