18 Theoretical Craft Prototypes Field Obscuration Synthesis

Working Assessment

Current assessment: plausible theoretical taxonomy, not proof of prototype craft. The strongest candidate prototype families are: - luminous orb / field emitter - ovoid/tic-tac/cigar body with masking envelope - diamond/teardrop/tail-bearing field body - split/formation/swarm system - low-altitude transparent/dark kite body - sensor-only or mode-dependent contact The field-obscuration assumption is useful because it explains why shape reports conflict: observers may be seeing different parts of the same system, not different craft. One witness sees glow; another sees darkness; a sensor sees a rim; a pilot sees disappearance; an astronaut sees rotating brightness; a frame analyst sees a core and halo. But...