# What does the rest of the Ohio SETI archive say about the signal's statistical company? · Wow! signal > Three answers have been proposed. The Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4PVE087H/what-does-the-rest-of-the-ohio-seti-archive-say-about-the Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:59:08+00:00 --- **0** # What does the rest of the Ohio SETI archive say about the signal's statistical company? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What produced the Wow! signal?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4P403VSY/what-produced-the-wow-signal)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: the Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. The Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters The programme logged more than 40,000 transient narrowband events over 25 years and most of the digitised archive has never been analysed⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CXZ4CV46NXS/the-ohio-seti-program-the-last-decades). Whether Wow!-like events are unique or the bright tail of a population bears directly on the hydrogen-flare and interference readings. ## Answers 3 [**The Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/answers/ANS0CXZ4YNE1VYM/the-wow-signal-is-unique-in-the-archive-in-strength-and) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**It is the brightest of a population of similar transients, natural or interference, recorded by the telescope.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/answers/ANS0CXZ4Z525NR8/it-is-the-brightest-of-a-population-of-similar-transients) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/answers/ANS0CXZ4ZMP7B4Y/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 2025[Méndez et al. puts forward: it is the brightest of a population of similar transients, natural or interference, recorded by the telescope.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CXZ4DAR1PCY/arecibo-wow-ii-revised-properties-of-the-wow-signal-from) 1. 2025[Méndez et al.: the 2025 reanalysis used previously unpublished archive data and found that cold hydrogen clouds produce…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CXZ4DAR1PCY/arecibo-wow-ii-revised-properties-of-the-wow-signal-from)For: It is the brightest of a population of similar transients, natural or interference, recorded by the telescope. 1. 2026[Méndez et al. puts forward: the Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CXZ4CV46NXS/the-ohio-seti-program-the-last-decades) 1. 2026[Méndez et al.: the programme's own staff describe it as the only event of its kind in 25 years.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CXZ4CV46NXS/the-ohio-seti-program-the-last-decades)For: The Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4PVE087H/what-does-the-rest-of-the-ohio-seti-archive-say-about-the%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4PVE087H/what-does-the-rest-of-the-ohio-seti-archive-say-about-the%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4PVE087H/what-does-the-rest-of-the-ohio-seti-archive-say-about-the%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4PVE087H/what-does-the-rest-of-the-ohio-seti-archive-say-about-the%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4PVE087H/what-does-the-rest-of-the-ohio-seti-archive-say-about-the%23add-source) Where it fits Wow! signal [**What produced the Wow! signal?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4P403VSY/what-produced-the-wow-signal)Key question · 5 answers, inconclusive **What does the rest of the Ohio SETI archive say about the signal's statistical company?** You're here · the Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape [Which horn saw it, and what does the single-horn detection mean?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/wow-signal/questions/QST0CXZ4PBT6QN1/which-horn-saw-it-and-what-does-the-single-horn-detection)Open · 3 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]