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Inside the search for Amelia Earhart, who vanished in 1937

American researchers now believe they may have found what remains of her plane, and CBS News has followed the mystery for nearly ninety years; confirmation is another matter.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 1:23 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Lentokonefani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from BBN Overnight at 1:23 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are CBS News's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by CBS News: “Inside the search for Amelia Earhart, who vanished in 1937”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 1:23 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Amelia Earhart.
BBN covered this story before: Amelia Earhart search, debanking probe, gun license delays (October 14).

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAmerican researchers now believe they may have found what remains of Amelia Earhart's plane, according to CBS News.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorShe vanished in nineteen thirty-seven, and people have been searching for nearly ninety years.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMay have found. So that's a maybe.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA strong maybe, after ninety years. That is the word the report uses.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes this affect me? Because I have never lost an airplane.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNo, not in your daily life. It is a mystery people have followed for generations, and this may add a chapter.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat happens next? Please say a date.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNobody knows yet. After ninety years, the researchers are not on a schedule, and neither are we.

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