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October 2026 commentary examines assumptions about the remaining search area

A dated research-watch note on Jeff Wise and Aaron Murphy’s October 2026 search-area discussion, clearly separated from official search boundaries.

Independent commentary

Added to this site after source review on 17 October 2026. The source or event date below is separate from the date this entry was published.

Source / event date:

On 5 October 2026, Jeff Wise published a discussion with flight-simulator contributor Aaron Murphy about possible limits on an expanded search area.

The discussion considers how assumptions about the aircraft’s final flight could affect the distance searched from the seventh arc. It is commentary supported by the participants’ simulation exercise, rather than an announcement by Malaysia or Ocean Infinity.

How to read it

Readers should examine the scenario assumptions and compare them with the official search reports. A simulation can explore a possibility; it does not establish that MH370 followed the simulated flight.

FindMH370.com is recording the discussion as a current contribution to the debate. It does not adopt the episode’s proposed limits as an exhaustive or officially accepted search boundary.

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Sources & further reading

  1. Finding MH370 · 5 October 2026 ↗

    The original commentary by Jeff Wise with Aaron Murphy.

  2. ATSB · Operational search reports ↗

    Official background for evaluating search-area assumptions.

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