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      "result": "16 December joint statement reviewed via the DHS copy; FBI copies refused (403) and FAA robots.txt unreadable; recorded as unavailable."
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      "date": "2026-11-02",
      "query": "site:whitehouse.gov press briefing January 2025 New Jersey drones",
      "result": "Transcript dated 29 January 2025 located and reviewed; mapped to the statewide dossier only."
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      "query": "govinfo CHRG-119hhrg64627 Picatinny; Army Navy later finding Picatinny Earle December 2024",
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    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-02",
      "query": "site:defense.gov transcript December 2024 drones New Jersey Earle Picatinny",
      "result": "Official transcript not located in this round; press relays of Pentagon briefings are not used as findings."
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      "date": "2026-11-02",
      "query": "Archive candidates: Gatwick 2018 (1 dossier in window), New Jersey 2024 (4 dossiers within 200 km)",
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