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Answer · UVB-76, "the Buzzer"

The messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables.

The messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Code words and number groups show no statistical structure linking them to plain text.
  • Repeated messages recur with the same code word when the same instruction is sent.

What would rule it out

  • A statistical structure in the groups that allows partial recovery of content without the tables.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The messages are references into code tables held by recipients, so they cannot be read without the tables. [Answer ANS0CR2K1YG4VW2]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CR2K1YG4VW2
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