According to a retired intelligence officer from the U.S. Air Force, he has discovered the remains of Amelia Earhart’s aircraft, which vanished 90 years ago, at the ocean floor through the use of sonar information collected by a submersible drone.

Explorer Tony Romeo is determined to uncover a mystery that has remained unsolved for 87 years. He intends to embark on a mission later this year or next in hopes of finding a missing plane that a previous extensive search by the U.S. was unable to locate in 1937.

Romeo mentioned that she is the most well-known missing individual in America. As long as she remains missing, there will always be someone searching for her. They would be extremely thrilled if they could assist in bringing an end to this situation and reunite Amelia with her loved ones.

In 1932, Earhart, a pilot from America, achieved the historic feat of being the first woman and second individual to fly alone and without stopping across the Atlantic. This was five years after Charles Lindbergh’s similar accomplishment. Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were on a mission to circumnavigate the globe when they disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. If she had been successful, Earhart would have been the first female pilot to complete this journey.

Romeo, chief executive of the private exploration company Deep Sea Vision, believes the wreckage of Earhart’s plane lies on the ocean floor more than 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) beneath the surface, about 160 km (100 miles) from Howland Island, roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia.

According to him, the fuzzy sonar images captured by the underwater drone reveal a shape resembling a plane on the level, sandy floor of the ocean.

Last year, the 16-person team of Deep Sea Vision conducted a search spanning over 13,400 square kilometers (5,200 square miles) for 100 days.

According to Romeo, the pictures indicate a plane that resembles the size of Earhart’s Lockheed Model 10-E Electra. He noted a unique feature of the plane in the image: two vertical stabilizers on the tail.

Romeo believes that Earhart’s plane ran out of fuel and she was forced to make an emergency landing on the surface of the ocean. He also thinks that the plane eventually sank to the ocean floor and has remained there undisturbed by the gentle currents.

Romeo explained that the initial stage involves verifying it. He then mentioned that the following step, if feasible, would be to bring it up to the surface and repair it. He noted that this could potentially be a lengthy process.