November 14, 2025
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US spy agency releases Amelia Earhart records
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released long-promised records related to missing pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart. More entries are promised as they become available.
Photo of Amelia Earhart from recently released records.
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As a weekend treat for aviation history buffs, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard published National Archives records on Friday related to the search for pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart.
In an attempt to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the Earth, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean. The disappearance sparked a long history. secret over her fate. President Donald Trump has ordered the declassification of records related to the search for Earhart. in September.
Currently released recordings include reports, cards and messages tracking Earhart's flight, as well as other documents. search detail after her disappearance. The National Security Agency also declassified relevant files and Earhart's last known communications. The extensive records include a letter from a woman claiming that she mental telepathy indicated that Earhart was still alive, and another from a man claims her grave was in Spain.
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In a statement, Gabbard called the release a “first step” as more Earhart-related recordings will be released as they become available.
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