Claims
The 'cube in a sphere' object described by a Navy witness (Graves) may be a radar reflector
Documented · said What these labels mean →The War Zone (Rogoway, 2019) cites US Patent 2,463,517, 'Airborne Corner Reflector' (filed 1945), as a possible mundane explanation for cube-in-sphere sightings like Graves'. It is unproven whether that identification is correct for the specific case.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
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| documents | twz.com | Rogoway, The War Zone (updated 1 Dec 2019): describes Graves' near-miss with a cube-inside-a-sphere object and proposes U.S. Patent #2,463,517, 'Airborne Corner Reflector', as a candidate. |
| documents | patents.google.com | US2463517A, 'Air-borne corner reflector': balloon-borne collapsible corner reflector, priority date 1945-06-30. |
| corroborates | twz.com | The War Zone / patent |
Sources
| Source | Relation | At |
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| Bosley on Danny Jones - airships, Paperclip, breakaway (2026) | reports |
Claim
The War Zone (Rogoway, 2019) cites US Patent 2,463,517, 'Airborne Corner Reflector' (filed 1945), as a possible mundane explanation for cube-in-sphere sightings like Graves'. It is unproven whether that identification is correct for the specific case.