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More detail on the Deep Sea Vision Discovery reported on 2024 January 29?

Could we add a bit more detail to the new paragraph on the Deep Sea Vision discovery? NPR says "the shape of the object in the sonar images closely resembles Earhart's aircraft, a Lockheed Electra, both in size and tail", which is a bit more compelling than the article's current text, "what appeared to [be] an airplane shaped [sic] object". (The word "be" is missing, and the text "airplane shaped" should be "airplane-shaped", but those are separate issues.) NPR also says that the discovery is "about 100 miles off Howland Island", which is a little more specific than "within 100 miles from Howland Island". (In case the article updates, the version I am citing is archived here.) Per WP:ER, I am seeking consensus on this question before proposing specific wording changes. 166.181.88.109 (talk) 20:14, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

I will fiddle with it. Refreshing to see someone other than TIGHAR who always seems to be pushing their latest theory. Binksternet (talk) 20:57, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

I don’t think it needs more. I’ve read dissenting comment that it is not an aircraft wreck. Too easy to get caught up in the latest theory and buzz. Newzild (talk) 01:27, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Dissenting comment from where? The news sources I looked are all cautiously positive. And I didn't add "more" conjecture, just more context. Binksternet (talk) 05:10, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Here for example, but plenty more if you look: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/have-we-found-sonar-evidence-of-amelia-earharts-lost-plane-not-so-fast-experts-say — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newzild (talk • contribs) 06:29, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Also here: https://time.com/6589865/amelia-earhart-missing-plane-possible-discovery/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newzild (talk • contribs) 06:46, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

On one of those the opposing viewpoint is from a TIGHAR representative, which isn't worth upholding. The other one is cautiously optimistic. Binksternet (talk) 13:53, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

We have to be careful not to directly copy sources. Apparently that can lead to WP:CCIs. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:06, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

My expectation is that her Electra has been discovered and we'll find out for sure sometime this year. It is for this reason i've been editing the article heavily and getting it into better shape for an influx of readers. To the question at hand - I've considered how the possible discovery section could be expanded but I don't think there's much to add without speculating - and this article has plenty of speculation already, we can just wait and see. Desertarun (talk) 15:06, 25 March 2024 (UTC)