# The signal had another source, natural or man-made, and its timing is coincidental.

> Still possible: The signal had another source, natural or man-made, and its timing is coincidental.

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Answer · 1979 Vela incident

# The signal had another source, natural or man-made, and its timing is coincidental.

The signal had another source, natural or man-made, and its timing is coincidental.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Comparable impulsive signals on other days in the same records.

## What would rule it out

- The full record showing the signal unique in the period.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[The Ruina panel judged the hydroacoustic evidence not persuasive.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/evidence/EVD0CW4X4TC0435/the-ruina-panel-judged-the-hydroacoustic-evidence-not)

Speculative

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

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The signal had another source, natural or man-made, and its timing is coincidental. [Answer ANS0CW4X4JJ2KT7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CW4X4JJ2KT7
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**ANS** 0CW4X4JJ2KT7

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