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MYS0CW4WNP04GV8·The 1979 Vela incident

Artifacts 13

Every copy this mystery rests on, each with its own key and its distance from the original.

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Photograph: The 1979 Vela incident
Los Alamos National Laboratory · Attribution
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Vela 6911 bhangmeter records of Alert 747 (YCA and YVA traces): picture
Office of Science and Technology Policy Ad Hoc Panel · Public domain (US government work)
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Naval Research Laboratory hydroacoustic report on the 22 September 1979 event: picture
US Department of State · Public domain (US government work)
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The OSTP Ad Hoc Panel report on the September 22 event (Ruina panel): picture
Office of Science and Technology Policy · Public domain (US government work)
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"The South Atlantic Mystery Flash: Nuclear or Not?" (DIA paper): picture
Defense Intelligence Agency · Public domain (US government work)
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NSC memorandum of 22 October 1979 with the discussion paper on the South Atlantic event:…
National Security Council · Public domain (US government work)