More civilian reporting would have some effect on the visibility of military movements. The scale of that benefit is left uncertain. Many observations of the same company could make it appear to be a much larger formation, illustrated by photographs taken from different angles. Analysts would still need to identify duplicates before drawing conclusions about strength. The example concerns how reports are interpreted, without assuming that more reports are automatically clearer intelligence.
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More civilian reports can also multiply misleading observations
An expanded reporting network could reveal military movements while making repeated sightings harder to distinguish from separate forces.