Amelia Earhart Team Sets Out to Investigate Mysterious Object in Pacific
“It’s important for us to go there and look at it; we have to identify it," Dr. Richard Pettigrew said at a press conference.
A 17-person team will depart for Nikumaroro, an island in the Pacific Ocean, to investigate a mysterious object that may be the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Model 10E Electra. Earhart disappeared in 1937 while attempting to become the first female pilot to fly around the world. In 2020, an object was spotted in satellite imagery that could be the submerged remains of Earhart's plane.
Dr. Richard Pettigrew, the expedition leader, stated that they have new evidence suggesting that the object is very likely the remains of the aircraft. If confirmed, further expeditions will be necessary for excavation and recovery. The expedition departs on October 3.
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