For some reason systems that supposedly have a Golan III station do not actually have one when in battle. The battle is then won, but the system isn't neutral, instead the Golan III station remains. The game then prompts me to battle again, and if I do, again, there is no Golan III, and since there is 'nothing left' to defend the system, it automatically comes up as 'We Are Victorious', but as there is this phantom Golan III in the system, it glitches me into the battle with the Victorious text, with no way out other than loading the save back.
Because of this, I cannot occupy certain systems. I was only able to occupy Kuat because I let the Criminal Underworld take it, thus 'destroying' the Golan III there, before I went in. I can't even access certain systems beyond the glitched systems, since I can't send ships freely beyond planets I am not technically occupying.

Has anyone else encountered this glitch? Is there any fix? Do I just need a save editor, lol.