Government & Records

The National Archives released 4,624 pages of declassified records tied to Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance, including her last known radio communications. A July 1937 U.S. Navy search report in the files identifies four potential landing sites (McKean Island, Gardner/Nikumaroro, McKean Reef and Sydney Island Lagoon), logs seven credible distress signals between July 2–6 with the last confirmed transmission at 1912 GMT referencing "157/337," recalculates the Lockheed Electra’s fuel endurance to about 20 hours 13 minutes, details extensive search coverage but no confirmed aircraft debris, and includes a November 1936 memo about Navy plans to assist refueling at Midway with George Putnam liaising.