A pilot reports that a Nietzschean fleet destroyed Lance's Hope around the planet Gasket. When Andromeda investigates, however, no wreckage is visible in orbit. Several explanations remain open: the cruiser may have been destroyed elsewhere, its remains may not have been found, or it may have survived. The short case models an important evidence habit by distinguishing a reported loss from a physically confirmed one.
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Lance's Hope and an unconfirmed loss report
A reported destruction cannot be confirmed when investigators find no wreckage, leaving several possible explanations open.