Researchers Claim To Have Discovered Amelia Earhart’s Long Lost Plane

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Could the mystery behind pilot Amelia Earhart’s disappearance finally be cracked?

Researchers from Purdue University have claimed to find Amelia Earhart’s lost plane.

In 1937, Amelia Earhart embarked on a journey to become the first female pilot to circle the world when but she disappeared while she was crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Now researchers by using satellite imagery have claimed to have found Earhart’s plane.

CBS News had more to share on the researchers discovery:

Researchers from Purdue University are set to travel to the South Pacific to determine if a “visual anomaly” on a remote island is the wreck of Amelia Earhart’s lost plane, saying there is “very strong” evidence the object is the iconic aviator’s aircraft.

Earhart was attempting to become the first female pilot to circle the world when she and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937. Earhart, Noonan and their plane, an Electra 10E, were never found. Recently, President Trump ordered records related to Earhart be declassified.

In 2020, researchers looking at satellite imagery identified a “visual anomaly” known as the Taraia Object in a lagoon on Nikumaroro, a small island in Kiribati about halfway between Australia and Hawaii, according to a news release from Purdue University. Nikumaroro is about 400 miles southeast of Howland Island, Earhart and Noonan’s planned destination.

The underwater object has been visible in photos dating back to 1938, the year after Earhart and Noonan disappeared. A team of researchers from Purdue University, the Purdue Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute will travel to Nikumaroro to inspect the object in November. The team will first take photos and videos of the site, then use magnetometers and sonar devices to scan the area. Then, the item will be dredged and lifted from the water so researchers can attempt to identify it.

Theories have abounded about Earhart and Noonan’s fates since their disappearance. One theory suggests that Earhart landed on Nikumaroro and was marooned on the island before her death. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, a nonprofit organization based in Pennsylvania, has collected evidence it says supports the theory. Richard Pettigrew, the executive director of the Archaeological Legacy Institute, said that the expedition offers a chance to find “smoking-gun proof” that confirms the theory.

Take a look:

A mystery 88 years in the making!

Purdue joins the Archaeological Legacy Institute in a South Pacific expedition to search for Amelia Earhart’s missing Lockheed Electra airplane. https://t.co/WqEEWi6XwA

— Purdue University (@LifeAtPurdue) October 1, 2025

The researchers announcement comes after President trump announced he would release all government files on Earhart’s disappearance, per BBC:

Donald Trump has said he will order his administration to declassify secret government records related to the 1937 disappearance of Amelia Earhart.

The story of the American aviation pioneer, who vanished while flying over the Pacific Ocean, “has captivated millions”, the US president wrote on social media on Friday.

Earhart’s disappearance during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe spawned numerous theories – from a simple crash due to fuel exhaustion to more elaborate claims of Japanese capture or US government espionage.

While some FBI files and Navy search reports have been declassified over the decades, some records have remained inaccessible, fuelling speculation about a cover-up.

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