A U S Vela Satellite Detected a Possible Nuclear Blast

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A U.S. Vela Satellite Detected a Possible Nuclear Blast
In 1979, Vela 6911 recorded a double flash over the broad southern ocean region. Some assessments supported a clandestine nuclear test; a White House panel favored a non-nuclear explanation. The signal is documented. Its cause and responsibility remain unresolved.

Factual status: DOCUMENTED EVENT — DISPUTED INTERPRETATION
Source note: Based on U.S. government records and archival reviews cited in the production audit. Archival Vela photograph: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; photograph courtesy of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Search keywords: Vela Incident, Vela 6911, 1979 double flash, possible nuclear test, Cold War satellite, nuclear detection history, unresolved nuclear event

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SOURCES
- SMC receives Northrop Grumman Vela Satellite model: https://www.nellis.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2002638137/
- Sensor network detects nuclear blasts worldwide: https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/112821/sensor-network-detects-nuclear-blasts-worldwide/
- The Vela Incident: South Atlantic Mystery Flash in September 1979 Raised Questions about Nuclear Test: https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2016-12-06/vela-incident-south-atlantic-mystery-flash-september-1979-raised-questions-about-nuclear-test
- The Vela Flash: Forty Years Ago: https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2019-09-22/vela-flash-forty-years-ago
- Gerard C. Smith to the Secretary, Congressional Briefing on South Atlantic Incident, 26 October 1979: https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/22327-15-gerard-c-smith-secretary-congressional
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