9/9/2026
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The Vela Incident: Did an American satellite detect a secret nuclear test in 1979?

Filed by Dana Graviton
The Vela Incident: Did an American satellite detect a secret nuclear test in 1979?
Was an usual flash detected off the coast of South Africa by an American satellite caused by a secretive atmospheric nuclear test?
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The Vela Incident: Did an American satellite detect a secret nuclear test in 1979? — The Chart Room