Harper's Ferry
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Events with rich location context
Harper's Ferry is invoked as the navigational reference point for where the plane will be flying — the 'right side' location that anchors the team's search for plausible ground-based explanations for lights.
Functionally neutral in the cabin's talk but concretely anchors the geography of the potential sighting.
Geographic reference to orient staff and reporters to the plane's trajectory.
Public, civilian town below the flight path; not within the team's control.
Harper's Ferry is invoked as a precise right‑side geographic reference to orient the staff's explanation — a locational touchpoint to make the cover story feel anchored and believable to reporters watching below.
Mentioned matter-of-factly; functions as a dry, geographic fix amid speculative brainstorming.
Reference point to lend specificity to the fabricated explanation.
Provides mundane solidity to an otherwise improvised narrative.
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While Air Force One is in the air, C.J., Will, Ed and Larry feverishly brainstorm any plausible visual — festivals, lights, even 'Wildfire Week' — to explain away something reporters …
Mid-air on Air Force One the staff improvises a visual diversion while the President confronts two harsh facts: five infantrymen killed in a friendly-fire incident and the legally required, in-person …