The Vela Incident (Part One: Alert 747)

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Sep 27, 202658:54Society & Culture

"There was indication of a nuclear explosion in the region of South Africa, either South Africa, Israel using a ship at sea, or nothing." In May 1969, Vela 6911 had been launched into the upper atmosphere to monitor a po...

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