Amelia Earhart mystery expedition halted as researchers seek answers on missing plane

A trip planned by researchers who are looking for answers about the disappearance of American aviator Amelia Earhart has been delayed The Purdue Research Foundation based in Indiana and the Archaeological Legacy Institute in Oregon communicated they've halted their Taraia Object Expedition search project for the time being Researchers had been planning to depart on November from Majuro in the Marshall Islands for the remote island of Nikumaroro located roughly halfway between Australia and Hawaii RARE CHRISTIAN CROSS AMONG SPECTACULAR -YEAR-OLD VIKING TREASURES ASCERTAINED BY METAL DETECTORISTSBut a press release noted the project has been postponed to given the onset of the South Pacific cyclone season The decision comes as the squad awaits additional clearance from the Kiribati regime and as seasonal weather challenges kick in over the Pacific Ocean during winter months reads the release When they do reach the island researchers want to determine whether the Taraia Object a visual anomaly captured by a satellite is authentically the remains of Earhart s plane Earhart is widely known as an aviation trailblazer becoming the first woman to fly solo and nonstop across the U S on Aug She once worked at Purdue University in Indiana serving as a career counselor for women and advising the aeronautical engineering department while living in the women s residence hall CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTEREarhart flew The Electra which disappeared on July while traveling from New Guinea to Howland Island Researchers hypothesize that Earhart did not crash at sea but instead landed and was stranded on Nikumaroro Island later perishing there President Donald Trump previously informed that he had ordered his administration to declassify and release all establishment records related to Amelia Earhart Steven Schultz chief legal officer of the Purdue Research Foundation spoke about Trump's order at a press conference last month One of the aspects of that message was he ordered the release of any classified material related to Amelia and her final flight he explained To our knowledge there are no records there are no such records that remain to be unclassified Dorothy Cochrane the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum s Earhart expert previously advised Fox News Digital that there s no real mystery surrounding The Electra s disappearance Amelia and navigator Fred Noonan were on the right path They had the unit to get to nearby Howland Island It was such a small island in the middle of nowhere and there were radio communications issues they could not find it before they ran out of fuel she noted CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIESMany theories have circulated about the disappearance such as Earhart living as a castaway on the island of Nikumaroro being captured by the Japanese or serving as a U S spy and observing Japanese activity in the Pacific Cochrane reported she doesn t buy into these theories There are facts to be followed from the Coast Guard folks who were awaiting them at Howland so it's pertinent to search in and around Howland she announced