# The Ascension and Argentia signals came from an explosion near the Prince Edward Islands at the flash time.

> Most likely: The Ascension and Argentia signals came from an explosion near the Prince Edward Islands at the flash time.

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Answer · 1979 Vela incident

# The Ascension and Argentia signals came from an explosion near the Prince Edward Islands at the flash time.

The Ascension and Argentia signals came from an explosion near the Prince Edward Islands at the flash time.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: three pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Origin time within minutes of 00:52:43 UTC; spectral fine structure like French maritime tests.

## What would rule it out

- Declassified data placing the source elsewhere or at another time.

## Evidence 3 for · none against

[Alan Berman, NRL director, stated the data persuaded him of a detonation near the Prince Edward Islands.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/evidence/EVD0CW4X4AR1WY4/alan-berman-nrl-director-stated-the-data-persuaded-him-of-a)

Suggestive

FOR

[Fine structure matched hydroacoustic signals from French atmospheric tests in the Pacific.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/evidence/EVD0CW4X42Y4940/fine-structure-matched-hydroacoustic-signals-from-french)

Suggestive

FOR

[Signal at SNR over 300, bearing 198 ± 10 degrees, path about 10,000 km, origin time about 00:52 UTC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/evidence/EVD0CW4X3V438MV/signal-at-snr-over-300-bearing-198-10-degrees-path-about-10)

Supported

FOR

## The questions it answers

[Did the hydroacoustic signal come from the same event as the flash?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/questions/QST0CW4WY7E4HGQ/did-the-hydroacoustic-signal-come-from-the-same-event-as-the)

Part of [Was the signal of 22 September 1979 a nuclear explosion?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/questions/QST0CW4WXZM2TV0/was-the-signal-of-22-september-1979-a-nuclear-explosion)

Most likelyThe Ascension and Argentia signals came from an explosion near the Prince Edward Islands at the flash time

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Ascension and Argentia signals came from an explosion near the Prince Edward Islands at the flash time. [Answer ANS0CW4X3KA5093]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CW4X3KA5093
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