The U.S. National Archives has officially released 4,624 pages of previously sealed records related to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a pioneering American aviator. The documents provide an in-depth look at her last known communications, maps, navigation logs, and credible distress signals from the Gardner Island area. This release comes over a century after her 1937 disappearance during her attempt to fly around the world, with the files having been declassified after decades of public and academic interest.
Earhart’s last confirmed radio transmission was reaffirmed in the report as occurring on July 2, 1937, near 157° east longitude, 337° south latitude. The transmission reads,