# The Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape.

> Most likely: The Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape.

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Answer · Wow! signal

# The Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape.

The Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

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

## What it predicts

- A full search of the archive finds no other event matching the beam pattern at comparable signal-to-noise.

## What would rule it out

- Discovery of other Wow!-class events in the archive.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[The programme's own staff describe it as the only event of its kind in 25 years.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/evidence/EVD0CXZ4YX87JYH/the-programmes-own-staff-describe-it-as-the-only-event-of)

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## The questions it answers

[What does the rest of the Ohio SETI archive say about the signal's statistical company?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4PVE087H/what-does-the-rest-of-the-ohio-seti-archive-say-about-the)

Part of [What produced the Wow! signal?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4P403VSY/what-produced-the-wow-signal)

Most likelyThe Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape. [Answer ANS0CXZ4YNE1VYM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CXZ4YNE1VYM
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