Researchers Resume 89-Year Earhart Search at Nikumaroro as Oct. 7 Expedition Targets Taraia Object
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 5
Researchers Resume 89-Year Earhart Search at Nikumaroro as Oct. 7 Expedition Targets Taraia Object
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 5
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Purdue-backed researchers will depart on Oct. 7 for Nikumaroro Island to inspect the Taraia Object, a satellite-imaged anomaly some believe is Amelia Earhart’s missing Lockheed Electra.
Kiribati’s cabinet has now approved the mission, allowing the expedition to move ahead after a delay announced last year while officials awaited government clearance.
Richard Pettigrew of the Archaeological Legacy Institute, which is leading the trip, said a firsthand inspection is needed to test the Nikumaroro Hypothesis and follow the evidence.
The theory holds that Earhart, 39, and navigator Fred Noonan landed near Nikumaroro after missing Howland Island during their July 2, 1937 round-the-world flight attempt.
The renewed search extends decades of scrutiny over Earhart’s disappearance, including 4,600 pages of unsealed records released last year and a recent Google Earth image claim.