Vela satellite detects a series of bright flashes over the Indian Ocean

The Vela incident occurred on September 22, 1979, close to the South African territory of the Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean, roughly halfway between Africa and Antarctica. The unidentified double flash of light was seen by an American Vela Hotel satellite. Today, the majority of independent researchers think that a nuclear explosion resulted from an unreported joint nuclear test conducted by South Africa and Israel.
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