# The NSC recorded the Intelligence Community's high confidence in a low-yield explosion on 22 October 1979.

> The NSC recorded the Intelligence Community's high confidence in a low-yield explosion on 22 October 1979.

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# The NSC recorded the Intelligence Community's high confidence in a low-yield explosion on 22 October 1979.

The NSC recorded the Intelligence Community's high confidence in a low-yield explosion on 22 October 1979.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[A low-yield atmospheric nuclear test of a few kilotons, near the ocean surface.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/answers/ANS0CW4WYYW57H0/a-low-yield-atmospheric-nuclear-test-of-a-few-kilotons-near)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The NSC recorded the Intelligence Community's high confidence in a low-yield explosion on 22 October 1979. [Evidence EVD0CW4X05Y3KBE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CW4X05Y3KBE
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