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The Vela Incident: Unraveling the Mystery of the 1979 South Atlantic Flash

The Vela Incident, involving an unusual flash detected by a US satellite in 1979, continues to spark debate over whether it was a secret nuclear test, possibly

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US Secretly Detonated 3 Nuclear Devices in South Atlantic Stratosphere in 1958

In 1958, the US secretly detonated three nuclear devices in the stratosphere above the South Atlantic as part of Operation Argus, creating artificial auroras an

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The Vela Incident: Unraveling the Mystery of the 1979 South Atlantic Flash

US Secretly Detonated 3 Nuclear Devices in South Atlantic Stratosphere in 1958

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