# The source does not repeat on any timescale sampled so far (seconds to decades).

> Most likely: The source does not repeat on any timescale sampled so far (seconds to decades).

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# The source does not repeat on any timescale sampled so far (seconds to decades).

The source does not repeat on any timescale sampled so far (seconds to decades).

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Continued monitoring at the two positions finds nothing.

## What would rule it out

- A detection at either position.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[About a hundred follow-ups over four decades, including the VLA, META and Hobart, found no signal.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/evidence/EVD0CXZ4XEC4X1R/about-a-hundred-follow-ups-over-four-decades-including-the)

Established

FOR

[Strictly periodic sources with periods under about 40 hours are excluded.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/evidence/EVD0CXZ4XP66F0B/strictly-periodic-sources-with-periods-under-about-40-hours)

Supported

FOR

## The questions it answers

[Has the signal ever repeated, and what would a search need to find out?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4PKM6DRS/has-the-signal-ever-repeated-and-what-would-a-search-need-to)

Most likelyThe source does not repeat on any timescale sampled so far (seconds to decades)

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The source does not repeat on any timescale sampled so far (seconds to decades). [Answer ANS0CXZ4X6J08DT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CXZ4X6J08DT
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**ANS** 0CXZ4X6J08DT

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Answer · hypothesis

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