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ART0D6SXWB01EC0·Artifact · object

Boeing 727 aft airstair instruction placard

ObjectFound by a deer hunter in 1978 about 13 miles east of Castle Rock

Its fall point constrains the aircraft's position minutes before the jump; Nicholson's free-fall analysis uses it.

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Where it was made

SeattlePortlandSpokaneSalemOlympiaKennewickYakima1Placard find site east of Castle Rock200 kmSeattleSpokaneVictoriaEugene1200 km

Sources 1

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Boeing 727 aft airstair instruction placard [Artifact ART0D6SXWB01EC0]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D6SXWB01EC0
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