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  "title": "Pittsburgh airport ground stop after reported drone",
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  "evidence": "Tribune-Review reporting, syndicated by GovTech, quotes the airport spokesperson. GAO separately describes the incident in its official safety work; its underlying report attributes the account to TSA officials. These are separate institutional accounts, but may share the initial sighting and are not two independent technical detections.",
  "unknown": "The Wednesday 7 June article refers to Monday, giving 5 June 2023 in the local America/New_York calendar (EDT, UTC−4). No exact article publication clock is established. GAO gives June only and does not independently resolve the day. Neither selected source establishes object type, count, operator, an arrest or a conviction. The city marker locates the affected airport region, not a drone position.",
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  "url": "https://droneincidents.com/incident/pittsburgh-airport-drone-report-2023-06-05/",
  "citation": "DroneLedger, “Pittsburgh airport ground stop after reported drone”, dossier pittsburgh-airport-drone-report-2023-06-05, revision 1, updated 2026-10-16. https://droneincidents.com/incident/pittsburgh-airport-drone-report-2023-06-05/",
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