The Gimbal / GoFast / Nimitz cluster feels like it needs its own collection page. Same time window, same pilots, related sensor data — they read better together than as three separate cases.
Gimbal EncounterCarlos RibeiroVerified Witness
Brazilian field investigator. Operation Prato follow-up interviews, ongoing Varginha witness re-canvassing.
Worth noting that the sandhill crane explanation is older than people think, Dr. Robert L. Smith proposed it almost in real time in 1966. That doesn’t close the case but it’s a useful anchor.
Visited the site in 2019. The trees at the landing co-ords still show the broken canopy pattern. Worth a personal pilgrimage if you're in Suffolk.
The Halt memo timestamps are the strongest piece of physical evidence in this case, RAF logs match to the minute.