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Evidence · 3I/ATLAS

Four radio searches found nothing

The Allen Telescope Array (1-9 GHz), Breakthrough Listen at Green Bank (1-12 GHz, down to 100 mW) and two FAST searches (narrowband to 2.9 mW, periodic to 0.15 W) found no artificial signal.

Supported0

What it means

Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onA technological object
Counts against1 for, 2 against
Still possibleunchanged
What it implies
  1. Any transmitter on 3I is weaker than a few milliwatts in the bands searched.For the key question: Is 3I/ATLAS a natural comet or a technological object?

Sources 4

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Four radio searches found nothing [Evidence EVD0DFQ542ADEGE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DFQ542ADEGE
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