| Documentation Timing | Qualitative Cases | Quantitative Cases | Total Cases | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Documented Before Verification | 10 | 5 | 15 | Gold Standard. Rules out after-the-fact contamination of memory. The experiencer's account is on record before it is confirmed | |
| Documented within 24 hours | 266 | 1084 | 1350 | Strong Evidence. Memory is freshest and least likely to be significantly altered by external suggestion or internal reconstruction | |
| Documented within 1 week | 82 | 140 | 222 | Good Evidence. Still recent enough to be considered a relatively fresh and reliable account | |