# The panel called the debris explanation reasonable but did not claim it was correct.

> The panel called the debris explanation reasonable but did not claim it was correct.

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Evidence · 1979 Vela incident

# The panel called the debris explanation reasonable but did not claim it was correct.

The panel called the debris explanation reasonable but did not claim it was correct.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[A small meteoroid struck the satellite and sunlight reflected from the ejected debris into the bhangmeters.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/answers/ANS0CW4X0XC3N6F/a-small-meteoroid-struck-the-satellite-and-sunlight)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The panel called the debris explanation reasonable but did not claim it was correct. [Evidence EVD0CW4X1D073DE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CW4X1D073DE
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