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Answer · Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Some signals were genuine transmissions from the Electra on land.

Some signals were genuine transmissions from the Electra on land.

DisputedAnswers 1 questionPublished0

Where it stands

DisputedOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Credible receptions cluster at times when the reef at Nikumaroro was dry enough to run the right engine, and propagation from there to the receivers was possible.
  • Direction-finder bearings converge on one location.

What would rule it out

  • An independent propagation and content analysis finding no reception that could have come from the Phoenix Islands.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyAll were hoaxes, misidentified stations or wishful hearing

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Some signals were genuine transmissions from the Electra on land. [Answer ANS0CYPN1J20H08]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CYPN1J20H08
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