The American aviator's aircraft went missing over the Pacific in 1937
when she was attempting to become the first female pilot to fly around the world
A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer says he may have found the plane's wreckage
[Tony Romeo, CEO, Deep Sea Vision]
"I mean, she's America's favorite missing person, right? And, you know, as long as she's missing, there's always gonna be somebody out there searching."
Deep Sea Vision searched more than 5,200 square miles over 100 days
Sonar images from a deep-sea drone appear to show a plane-like shape on the seafloor
Romeo supposes Earhart ran out of fuel and landed the plane on the ocean surface
"That landing would have been done as gently as possible. It probably would've kept the airplane structurally intact. And then as it filled with water, it would have slowly sank and then spiraled down to, all the way down to the seafloor."
"So, the first step is to confirm it. Then we kind of curate, figure out what the site looks like, how it's sitting in the in the mud, in the sand. And then the next step would be, if it's possible, to raise it to the surface and then restore it. And that process could take, I mean, it could take five, ten years. It's not something is going to happen tomorrow."
