The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery has announced that it has discovered evidence of 57 transmissions that could have been made by Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, after their plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.  The group made the announcement at the beginning of a three day conference dedicated to determining the fate of Earhart, Noonan, and their Lockheed Electra aircraft.  They theorize that Earhart was able to land on an uninhabited island in the Western Pacific  and radioed for help until the plane was swept out to sea.  Consequently, when U.S. Navy search planes flew over the island, the plane was not spotted.

A recent discovery of an old jar of anti-freckle cream on Nikumaroro Island (a.k.a Gardner Island) is thought to have belonged to Earhart and has lent support to this theory.  On July 2, the 75th anniversary of Earhart’s disappearance, the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery will launch their ninth expedition to Nikumaroro Island seeking additional evidence to confirm their theory.