Military · 1904

USS Supply Red-Object Formation
Documented report. Unresolved object.

On 28 February 1904, Lieutenant Frank H. Schofield and two sailors aboard the USS Supply observed three bright red objects in formation.

28 February 1904Pacific OceanEvidence-led case fileMilitary

CATEGORY CONTEXT, NOT INCIDENT PHOTOGRAPH. US Navy vessel, used as vessel-type context only.

01 / why this case matters

Why This Case Matters

The USS Supply observation matters because it is an early naval report of a red-object formation.

02 / the case

What is documented.

Documented

Three red objects were observed in formation

03 / what is debated

What remains contested.

Debated

The identity of the objects

04 / what remains unverified

Beyond the record.

Unverified

Extraterrestrial origin

05 / what the record establishes

Keep the layers apart.

Record element

What it supports

What it does not settle

Witness report

A documented report exists.

The objective identity of the object.

Official investigation

That the case was investigated where documented.

That an extraordinary cause was proven.

Conventional reading

That a conventional explanation exists where documented.

That the conventional explanation closes the case.

06 / source room

Follow the paperwork.
Keep the claims apart.

Sources are kept in separate layers: official and contemporary material is documented; secondary UFO literature is treated as debated, not as primary evidence.

governmentUSS Supply official report (1904)

Documented source.

governmentUS Navy Hydrographic Office records