Mysteries1979 Vela incidentArtifactsNaval Research Laboratory hydroacoustic report on the 22 September 1979 event
Prepared by a team of up to 75 NRL staff from MILS and SOSUS hydrophone data. The report and the data remain classified. Its main findings are summarised in a declassified letter of 11 December 1980 from the NRL research director, Alan Berman, to the Office of Science and Technology Policy, which De Geer & Wright call NRLRD-80.
Robert A. Martin, State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research, 1980. Public domain
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DocumentRobert A. Martin, State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research · nsarchive.gwu.edu · 1980-06-17 · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Analysis of Data Relevant to 22 September 1979 Possible Nuclear Event2 steps from the original
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Ascension Island hydrophone array · Hydroacoustic station
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Mysteries Department. (2026). Naval Research Laboratory hydroacoustic report on the 22 September 1979 event [Artifact ART0CW4XB5G4N7C]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CW4XB5G4N7C
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