diff --git a/Models/RcbInspectionEvidence.cs b/Models/RcbInspectionEvidence.cs
index 3c07d8f55..b243e8503 100644
--- a/Models/RcbInspectionEvidence.cs
+++ b/Models/RcbInspectionEvidence.cs
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ public IReadOnlyList<RcbInspectionProperty> Properties(RcbExportRow row, bool co
                 !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(live?.ReportId) ? source : ModelSource),
             new("DataSet reference", Show(row.DataSetReference),
                 row.IsSourceBacked ? "SCL / effective read-only DataSet binding" : "Discovery / effective read-only DataSet binding"),
-            Field("Enabled / RptEna", live?.Enabled, string.Empty, source),
-            Field("Reservation", live?.Reservation, string.Empty, source),
-            Field("Reserve time (s)", live?.ReserveTime, string.Empty, source),
+            StateField("Enabled / RptEna", live?.Enabled, Model.Enabled, connected, source),
+            StateField("Reservation", live?.Reservation, Model.Reservation, connected, source),
+            StateField("Reserve time (s)", live?.ReserveTime, Model.ReserveTime, connected, source),
             Field("Owner", live?.Owner, string.Empty, source),
             Field("Trigger options", live?.TriggerOptions, Model.TriggerOptions, source),
             Field("Optional fields", live?.OptionalFields, Model.OptionalFields, source),
@@ -110,6 +110,35 @@ public IReadOnlyList<RcbInspectionProperty> Properties(RcbExportRow row, bool co
         return list;
     }
 
+    private RcbInspectionProperty StateField(
+        string name, string? checkedValue, string? discoveryValue,
+        bool connected, string liveSource)
+    {
+        if (UsableObservation(checkedValue))
+            return new(name, checkedValue!.Trim(), liveSource);
+
+        // A successful connect/discovery may already have observed RptEna,
+        // Resv, and ResvTms. It is historical metadata, NOT the present
+        // RCB reservation/enable state and never proof of local ownership.
+        // Source-backed SCL declarations do not contain these observations.
+        if (connected && ModelSource == "Saved discovery model (not live state)" &&
+            UsableObservation(discoveryValue))
+            return new(name, discoveryValue!.Trim(),
+                "Discovery snapshot (historical; explicit MMS check for current state)");
+
+        return new(name, "—", "Current MMS state not verified");
+    }
+
+    private static bool UsableObservation(string? value)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value)) return false;
+        var text = value.Trim();
+        return text is not ("—" or "-" or "?") &&
+               !text.Equals("Unknown", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+               !text.Equals("Not read", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+               !text.Equals("Unavailable", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
     private RcbInspectionProperty Field(string name, string? live, string? model, string liveSource)
         => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(live)
             ? new(name, live.Trim(), liveSource)
diff --git a/tests/ARSAS.Tests/M214RcbDiscoveryStateProjectionTests.cs b/tests/ARSAS.Tests/M214RcbDiscoveryStateProjectionTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ab70fd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ARSAS.Tests/M214RcbDiscoveryStateProjectionTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+using AR.Iec61850.Discovery;
+using AR.Iec61850.Mms;
+using ArIED61850Tester.Models;
+
+namespace ARSAS.Tests;
+
+public sealed class M214RcbDiscoveryStateProjectionTests
+{
+    private static readonly RcbExportRow Row = new()
+    {
+        Name = "urcb01", Reference = "LD/LLN0.RP.urcb01",
+        DataSetReference = "LD/LLN0.Signals"
+    };
+
+    private static LiveIedReportControlModel Discovery(
+        string enabled = "true", string reservation = "false",
+        string reserveTime = "0") => new()
+    {
+        Reference = Row.Reference,
+        Name = Row.Name,
+        EnabledState = enabled, ReservationState = reservation,
+        ReservationTimeSeconds = reserveTime
+    };
+
+    private static RcbInspectionProperty Property(
+        RcbInspectionEvidence evidence, bool connected, string field)
+        => Assert.Single(evidence.Properties(Row, connected),
+            property => property.Property == field);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void DiscoveryValuesAppearAsHistorical_NotAsCurrentReadOnlyCheck()
+    {
+        var evidence = RcbInspectionEvidence.FromDiscovery(Discovery(), null);
+        foreach (var (name, value) in new[]
+        {
+            ("Enabled / RptEna", "true"),
+            ("Reservation", "false"),
+            ("Reserve time (s)", "0")
+        })
+        {
+            var field = Property(evidence, true, name);
+            Assert.Equal(value, field.Value);
+            Assert.Contains("historical", field.Source, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+        Assert.Contains("no current MMS state check", evidence.Summary(true));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NoLiveStateIsProjectedAfterDisconnect_OrFromSclOnly()
+    {
+        var saved = RcbInspectionEvidence.FromDiscovery(Discovery(), null);
+        Assert.Equal("—", Property(saved, false, "Enabled / RptEna").Value);
+        Assert.Equal("—", Property(saved, false, "Reservation").Value);
+        Assert.Equal("—", Property(saved, false, "Reserve time (s)").Value);
+
+        var fromScl = RcbInspectionEvidence.FromSource("Rpt01", null);
+        Assert.Equal("—", Property(fromScl, true, "Enabled / RptEna").Value);
+        Assert.Equal("—", Property(fromScl, true, "Reservation").Value);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void UnknownSentinelsNeverClaimRcbDiscoveryState()
+    {
+        var evidence = RcbInspectionEvidence.FromDiscovery(
+            Discovery("Unknown", "Not read", "—"), null);
+        Assert.Equal("—", Property(evidence, true, "Enabled / RptEna").Value);
+        Assert.Equal("—", Property(evidence, true, "Reservation").Value);
+        Assert.Equal("—", Property(evidence, true, "Reserve time (s)").Value);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ExplicitSnapshotWinsOverContradictoryDiscovery()
+    {
+        var snapshot = new MmsRcbAvailabilitySnapshot
+        {
+            EnabledState = "false", ReservationState = "true",
+            ReservationTimeSeconds = "12"
+        };
+        var evidence = RcbInspectionEvidence.FromDiscovery(
+            Discovery("true", "false", "0"), snapshot);
+        foreach (var (name, expected) in new[]
+        {
+            ("Enabled / RptEna", "false"),
+            ("Reservation", "true"),
+            ("Reserve time (s)", "12")
+        })
+        {
+            var field = Property(evidence, true, name);
+            Assert.Equal(expected, field.Value);
+            Assert.Equal("Read-only MMS availability snapshot", field.Source);
+        }
+    }
+}