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The **Vela Incident of 1979** refers to an unexplained double flash of
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light detected by US military satellite in the Southern Ocean in the
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middle of a storm. Information about the incident is partially
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classified by the US government who offer the explanation that a
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micro-meteorite struck the satellite and interfered with the camera,
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while others argue it was an undeclared [nuclear
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test](Nuclear_Weapons "wikilink") likely carried out by
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[Israel](Israel "wikilink") and [South Africa](South_Africa "wikilink").
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## Incident
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## Suspects
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### Israel
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*See Also: [Mordechai Vanunu](Mordechai_Vanunu "wikilink")*
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Considering [Israel's](Israel "wikilink") official policy of nuclear
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ambiguity - neither confirming nor denying the existence of nuclear
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weapons in Israel, close relationship with [South
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Africa](South_Africa "wikilink") and other argument it is the main
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suspect behind the incident.
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### South Africa
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### USSR
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### India
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### Pakistan
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### France |