https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/amelia-earhart-records-released-by-u-s-spy-agency/
https://archive.is/INLaa
The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence released long-promised records related to vanished pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart. More records are promised on a rolling basis
In a weekend gift for aviation history fans, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released National Archives records on Friday related to the search for pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart.
In an attempt to become the first woman pilot to circumnavigate Earth, Earhart, along with navigator Fred Noonan, vanished in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean. The disappearance sparked a now long-standing mystery over her fate. President Donald Trump had ordered this declassification of records related to the search for Earhart in September.
The now-released records include reports, maps and communications tracing Earhart's flight as well as other documents detailing the search after her disappearance. The National Security Agency has also declassified related files and Earhart's last known communications. The wide-ranging records include a letter from a woman claiming that her mental telepathy indicated Earhart was still alive, and another from a man claiming her grave was located in Spain.
A statement from Gabbard called the release a "first step," with more records related to Earhart to be released on a rolling basis.
= Links in article:
https://www.archives.gov/research/ameliaearhart
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amelia-earhart-plane-likely-located-taraia-object-nikumaroro-researchers/
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/what-happened-to-amelia-earhart
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-declassify-amelia-earhart-records/
https://www.archives.gov/files3/research/ameliaearhart/releases/2025/1114/059_A1_1611_Box332_200_113_Earhart_Amelia.pdf
https://www.archives.gov/files3/research/ameliaearhart/releases/2025/1114/059_A1_1611_Box332_200_113_Earhart_Amelia.pdf
(Score: 3, Insightful) by corey on Sunday November 23, @08:16PM (3 children)
Perhaps the answer is in the linked articles but why would they classify the reports? How was she related to National security? Maybe it was the sensors and capability (of the US) that are eluded to in the reports. That’s often why things like this are.
(Score: 2) by AnonTechie on Sunday November 23, @08:37PM (1 child)
I wonder what sensor-related secrets from the 1960s are still relevant ... It is surprising that these records were classified for so long ! Sometimes, I think that the governments have a lopsided view about the classification of documents.
Albert Einstein - "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
(Score: 3, Informative) by lowjax on Sunday November 23, @09:22PM
Because its never been worth the time effort money to release. Sometimes things simply are sheer lack of people power and pointless. Now that Gubbard is there she can look into all those Facebook groups clams that she belongs too over the years. Stupid people do stupid things.
(Score: 4, Funny) by driverless on Monday November 24, @03:46AM
She was probably yet another person tied up with the Epstein mess.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by epitaxial on Sunday November 23, @08:24PM (4 children)
Now how about those unredacted Epstein files?
(Score: 5, Funny) by chucky on Sunday November 23, @08:42PM
2025 - 1937 = 88 years. That’s about when it will be released. Sorry for the skepticism.
(Score: 4, Touché) by Frosty Piss on Sunday November 23, @10:33PM
What do you think took so much time? The unredacted files no longer exist.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by krishnoid on Sunday November 23, @11:22PM
I bet they're saving it [youtu.be], for when they need to divert attention from another scandal [youtu.be].
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 24, @01:03PM
Not going to happen. Nobody with the power to do so, wants those files released. Either they are incriminated in the files, or the files are useful levers against the people in the files. Releasing them is no benefit. The 88 years quoted below is about right. By then they will be useless.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Frosty Piss on Sunday November 23, @10:30PM (3 children)
It turns out she was a frequint visitor to... EPSTEIN ISLAND!
(Score: 4, Funny) by c0lo on Sunday November 23, @11:17PM (1 child)
Visitor? I thought she was the pilot who flew Trump there, while she was still in her teens.
https://www.youtube.com/@ProfSteveKeen https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 3, Funny) by PiMuNu on Monday November 24, @07:36PM
and then peed on his face
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday November 24, @09:33PM
GILLIGAN!!!
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