# Basilio 2025: After 35 Years, a Solution to the CIA's Kryptos Puzzle Has Been Found

> Humberto Basilio, 2025. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the sealing of the archive files.

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# After 35 Years, a Solution to the CIA's Kryptos Puzzle Has Been Found

Humberto Basilio, 2025. _Scientific American_.

Reports Sanborn's confirmation of the find and his request that the Smithsonian seal the files for fifty years.

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## What it's used for here

Source for the sealing of the archive files.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[The Smithsonian sealed the relevant files for fifty years at Sanborn's request.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos/evidence/EVD0D7HTAQW07XX/the-smithsonian-sealed-the-relevant-files-for-fifty-years-at)

Evidence

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[Kryptos](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

```
Basilio, H. (2025). After 35 Years, a Solution to the CIA's Kryptos Puzzle Has Been Found. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-solution-to-the-cias-kryptos-code-is-found-after-35-years/
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[Read it free at scientificamerican.com](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-solution-to-the-cias-kryptos-code-is-found-after-35-years/)

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29 Oct 2026, for editors

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