Case file · Declassified record
The Ararat anomaly
US Air Force reconnaissance photos taken in 1949 show a dark shape in the ice near the summit of Mount Ararat; the images were released in 1995 after FOIA requests.
1949 CE · 39.71, 44.27 · status: disputed
The account
Ark hunters suggested it was Noah's ark; satellite images later followed it. (See the theory 'Is Noah's ark on Mount Ararat?'.)
The sceptical view
Analysts interpret it as rock outcrops and ice; no expedition has confirmed an artificial structure.