Witness account · Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Gerald Gallagher: Reported by telegram and in his progress report that a skull and then…

Reported by telegram and in his progress report that a skull and then a partial skeleton had been found under a tree on the south-east of the island, with a sextant box, part of a woman's shoe and a bottle, and that there was a very slight chance the remains were Earhart's.

Reports 1

Gallagher reports a partial skeleton, sextant box and shoe parts on Gardner Island

Event

EVT

Cites 1

Gallagher's Ninth Progress Report, October–December 1940 (Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme)

SRC

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Gerald Gallagher: Reported by telegram and in his progress report that a skull and then… [Witness account WIT0CYPMSZW4GRP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/WIT0CYPMSZW4GRP

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  title     = {Gerald Gallagher: Reported by telegram and in his progress report that a skull and then…},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Witness account, catalog key WIT0CYPMSZW4GRP},
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