Overview
- ODNI said the tranche includes reports, maps, Navy search filings, and details of Earhart’s last known communications and location.
- Newly declassified NSA material is part of the package, with further records to follow as agencies submit holdings.
- The National Archives page will serve as the central repository, with ongoing updates promised by DNI Tulsi Gabbard.
- The collection ranges from official records and flight preparations to unverified submissions, including telepathy claims and a purported grave in Spain.
- President Donald Trump ordered the declassification in September 2025, and some items were previously accessible, which experts say may limit new insights into the 1937 disappearance with navigator Fred Noonan.