diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eda3354..d1bfbcb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ index. Prepared input copies, if needed, remain in `inputs/`.
 
 `details/findings.jsonl` includes context and processing errors as well as matches;
 use `FINDINGS.csv` to browse matched events. A match is not proof of execution.
+Original-file SHA-256 matches are counted separately in `SUMMARY.txt`; their
+evidence is in `details/file_hash_hits.json`, even when no log event matches.
 The CSV keeps authorized-test and reference statuses visible. Spreadsheet-sensitive
 cells are prefixed with an apostrophe; exact original values remain in JSON.
 
diff --git a/VALIDATION.txt b/VALIDATION.txt
index e00414e..2b338e4 100644
--- a/VALIDATION.txt
+++ b/VALIDATION.txt
@@ -140,3 +140,25 @@ prepared inputs remain under inputs/. Tests cover separation of context from
 matches, preservation of JSON evidence, authorized-test labels, spreadsheet
 formula protection and no-matches wording. Direct engine.scan callers retain
 the flat layout. A synthetic CLI smoke check confirmed the new directory layout.
+
+REAL-DATA OUTPUT PRESENTATION CHECK — 2026-10-05
+
+The CLI was run against 19,625 referenced original lines from two independent
+private datasets, with each dataset's own IOC pack. Source files were verified
+against their recorded hashes before and after processing. This was a bounded
+presentation regression, not a new full-dataset scan.
+
+The runs produced 14,633 and 2,461 matched-event CSV rows respectively. Every
+CSV event ID, source reference, indicator status and defanged indicator was
+checked against the full JSON event. Summary counts and partial status agreed
+with the JSON summary. The JSON retained 123 and 1,448 additional context/error
+events excluded from the matched-event CSV. Decoding output was present in
+13,019 and 344 matched events; authorized-test labels were preserved.
+
+Both runs exited 2 with partial coverage: 12,510 and 1,584 failed decoding
+candidates remain reported. No matching errors occurred in these runs. Private
+source mapping and validation results remain outside the public release.
+
+A subsequent presentation correction exposes original-file SHA-256 matches in
+SUMMARY.txt even without an event match. Three focused presentation tests passed,
+including this separate hash-only case; Ruff, formatting and strict mypy passed.
diff --git a/src/netscaler_triage/presentation.py b/src/netscaler_triage/presentation.py
index 5e952e7..6bdeab2 100644
--- a/src/netscaler_triage/presentation.py
+++ b/src/netscaler_triage/presentation.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def present_results(output: Path, summary: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         f"Processing status: {summary.get('status', 'unknown')}",
         f"Records read: {stats.get('records', 0)}",
         f"Events matching a rule or indicator: {counts['matches']}",
+        f"Original-file SHA-256 indicator matches: {stats.get('file_hash_hits', 0)}",
         f"Matching events including an authorized-test indicator: {counts['authorized_test']}",
         f"Update/version records: {stats.get('update_records', 0)}",
         "",
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ def present_results(output: Path, summary: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         "2. IOCS.csv — search candidates for SIEM; not an automatic blocklist.",
         "3. details/ — full JSON events, decoding, update records, correlations and checksums.",
         "   details/findings.jsonl also retains context and processing-error events.",
+        "   File-hash matches are in details/file_hash_hits.json, separate from event matches.",
         "",
         "HOW TO INTERPRET THIS",
         "",
diff --git a/tests/test_presentation.py b/tests/test_presentation.py
index 5aa9da9..b17ccc6 100644
--- a/tests/test_presentation.py
+++ b/tests/test_presentation.py
@@ -47,3 +47,16 @@ class PresentationTests(unittest.TestCase):
             (output / "findings.jsonl").write_text("")
             present_results(output, {"status": "complete"})
             self.assertIn("No matches does not prove", (output / "SUMMARY.txt").read_text())
+
+    def test_file_hash_hit_is_visible_without_an_event_match(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temporary:
+            output = Path(temporary)
+            (output / "findings.jsonl").write_text("")
+            hits = [{"source": "sample.bin", "basis": "original file SHA-256"}]
+            (output / "file_hash_hits.json").write_text(json.dumps(hits))
+            present_results(output, {"status": "complete", "counts": {"file_hash_hits": 1}})
+            text = (output / "SUMMARY.txt").read_text()
+            self.assertIn("Events matching a rule or indicator: 0", text)
+            self.assertIn("Original-file SHA-256 indicator matches: 1", text)
+            self.assertIn("details/file_hash_hits.json", text)
+            self.assertEqual(json.loads((output / "details/file_hash_hits.json").read_text()), hits)