The Taraia Object: Amelia Earhart’s Aircraft?

Archaeology Channel ^ | 01/15/2025 | Kyle Solomons

[Az Joe]

The Taraia Object is the commonly used name for a visual anomaly in the lagoon of Nikumaroro Island in the south Pacific Ocean. Its location is alongside the Taraia Peninsula, which projects southwestward from the north side of the lagoon. The Object is visible in satellite images, aerial photos, drone footage, and video footage of the lagoon. Its location is directly east of the Tatiman Passage, which connects the lagoon to the open ocean. (Satellite image)

[FreeperCell]

Hold ma beer.

[Az Joe]

indeed

[higgmeister]

The theory is that over time the wreckage is covered by tidal action but then a very active typhoon uncovers part of the wreckage, but over time it is covered again.

[FreedomPoster]

A whole lot of nowhere at that.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

She is my 11th cousin, twice removed. ❤️ (we have the same 12th great grandmother)

[Az Joe]

Whoa...that’s some heavy duty genealogy!

[redfreedom]

Yes, and I wonder if she’s still alive, trapped inside that plane?

I heard those deep diving vessels that went to the Titanic heard tapping noises on the hull doing Morris Code asking to be rescued.

[riverrunner]

The longer we take the more money we can raise.

Then have a nice vacation going there.

[wally_bert]

Goliath Awaits was a good movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG7aVYGsyy0

[BradyLS]

Howland is a fly-speck of an island. My guess is they overflew it perhaps circled looking for it on their last 15 minutes of fuel and crashed in the ocean.

[SunkenCiv]

Selections from keywords, sorted:

• Hopes of finding Amelia Earhart's missing plane are DASHED once again: Sonar image thought to be the wreckage of her aircraft turns out to be a 'bunch of rocks' [11/06/2024]
  • Amelia Earhart's Plane 'Found' in Depths of Pacific After $11M Search [01/30/2024]
  • Former Intelligence Officer Believes He Discovered Amelia Earhart's Missing Plane [01/28/2024]
  • Huge breakthrough in search for Amelia Earhart's missing plane as downed aircraft seemingly appears on the ocean floor in new SONAR image: Experts are 'intrigued' by impressive clue 87 years after her mysterious disappearance [01/27/2024]
• Amelia Earhart mystery solved? Scientist '99 percent' sure bones found belong to aviator [03/07/2018]
  • Scientist '99 percent' sure bones found belong to Amelia Earhart [03/07/2018]
• Bones found on island may belong to Amelia Earhart [12/17/2010]
  • Group: Piece of metal may solve mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance [10/30/2014]
  • Science May Have Solved the Amelia Earhart Mystery [10/31/2016]
  • New evidence suggests Amelia Earhart died as a castaway on remote Pacific island [11/01/2016]
    • Scientists Discover New Possible Clue in Amelia Earhart Mystery [12/01/2022]
  • Amelia Earhart made contact with radio operators for days after her plane went down [09/10/2016]
  • Latest Amelia Earhart search falls short [07/23/2012]
  • Amelia Earhart: New evidence tells of her last days on a Pacific atoll [06/02/2012]
  • Has Amelia Earhart's anti-freckle cream jar been discovered? [05/31/2012]
  • Amelia Earhart's Final Struggle Possibly Revealed by Newly-Discovered Artifacts: Researchers [06/07/2010]
  • Items hint at Earhart's final struggle; Evidence backs view that pilot, navigator died as castaways [06/07/2010]
• Earhart search's sugar daddy says her plane was found in 2010 [06/12/2013]
  • Earhart's Electra Found? [05/30/2013]
  • Earhart expedition team says video possibly shows plane debris [08/17/2012]
• Amelia Earhart May Have Survived Crash-Landing, Newly Discovered Photo Suggests [07/05/2017]
  • Blogger discredits claim Amelia Earhart was taken prisoner by Japan [07/11/2017]
• WWII Veteran shares about demise of Amelia Earhart [06/06/2023]
  • The wreckage in the jungle[Amelia Earhart] [08/06/2018]
• Jail Where Amelia Earhart Said Held to Be Probed [03/29/2005]
  • Fate of Amelia Earhart prompts jail excavation [03/30/2005]
  • Island Prison Hunt for (Amelia) Earhart [04/07/2005]
• Amelia Earhart's Gravesite Found? [10/20/2003]

[SunkenCiv]

[Gaffer]

IT’s been speculated that her trips were part of the US Intel/China Clipper operation whereby the US set up stopovers at strategic locations for the US China trim. Particularly of interest were existing infrastructure that could support or easily made to support Clipper (and later US mission) operations.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks, looks like a floating tree trunk that ran aground.

[Red Badger]

I want one of those things as a giant middle finger.................

[SunkenCiv]

Seems like a custom one to advertise Viagra would make a lot of sense.

[MayflowerMadam]

“Just walk & wade out to it from the beach.”

That’s what I was thinking. IT’S RIGHT THERE!

[MayflowerMadam]

Tapping ghosts probably.

[Fury]

“Just walk & wade out to it from the beach.”

No way! You can’t make enough money begging for donations if you do that!

[Stanwood_Dave]

Archaeological expeditions are just HIGH CLASS GRAVE ROBBERS getting some government money to look important, no money, no archaeological investigation, after all Professionals don't work for free, unless your working under the nose of some mucky-muck who can put in a "GOOD-WORD," on your thesis, if your kissing the right A$$.