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CPY0CW4XCMC3TEW·Copy · document

Naval Research Laboratory hydroacoustic report on the 22 September 1979 event: document

Document4 pagesPublic domainSeveral hundred pages, forwarded to the White House 30 June 1980Copy of Naval Research Laboratory hydroacoustic report on the 22 September 1979 event
PagesPage 1 of 4
Pages from the file we keep.

A declassified State Department summary of the NRL analysis, posted by the National Security Archive in 2016; not the report itself.

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

Where it was made

1Ascension Island hydrophone array200 km1200 km
Ascension Island hydrophone array · Hydroacoustic station

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Naval Research Laboratory hydroacoustic report on the 22 September 1979 event: document [Copy CPY0CW4XCMC3TEW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CW4XCMC3TEW
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