The Trump administration has directed FBI agents to immediately search digital and physical archives for any records related to Amelia Earhart’s disappearance, according to CNN.
Urgent Order for the FBI
The President’s Executive Office sent a directive to FBI agents in New York and Washington on Tuesday, October 7, commanding an immediate search of all archives that could hold documents or recordings about Amelia Earhart. Agents are required to respond by Wednesday, October 8.
Trump’s Public Demand for Declassification
In September, President Trump announced on Truth Social that his administration would declassify and release every government document related to Earhart, citing the case’s almost 90‑year age and the public fascination it generated.
Amelia Earhart: A Brief Profile
Amelia Earhart, born in 1897, became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. She vanished in 1937 during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a Lockheed L‑10 Electra, with her navigator Fred Noonan, and was declared dead on January 5, 1939.
Trump’s History of Declassification Directives
Trump has previously ordered the release of documents on other unresolved cases, including the murders of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, as well as the death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., fueling speculation and conspiracy theories.
