ARCHIVE OF FINAL COMMUNICATIONS — ESTABLISHED 2004

THE LAST
TRANSMISSION
PROJECT

A curated archive of final transmissions from vessels, aircraft, and missions before contact was lost. Some are real. Some are not. The ones that are not are the ones that don't make sense.

TOTAL ENTRIES
7
VERIFIED REAL
4
UNVERIFIED
2
CLASSIFIED
1
TOTAL LIVES LOST
242+
EDITORIAL STATEMENT

This archive presents final transmissions exactly as received. Real transmissions are presented without editorial comment. Unverified transmissions are presented with the same fidelity. The archive makes no distinction in its presentation because the archive believes the reader is capable of making their own distinctions. Click any entry to expand. Click PLAY to hear the signal type.

LTP-001REAL
AIR FRANCE 447
1 June 2009, 02:10–02:14 UTC — Airbus A330-203, F-GZCP
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LTP-002REAL
MV ALTA — FINAL PING
26 October 2019, 14:32 UTC — Cargo vessel MV Alta, IMO 8519694
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LTP-003REAL
CHALLENGER STS-51-L
28 January 1986, 16:39:13 UTC — Space Shuttle Challenger
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LTP-004UNVERIFIED
VESSEL MERIDIAN — UNVERIFIED
14 March 2004, 03:47 UTC — Cargo vessel Meridian (registry unconfirmed)
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LTP-005CLASSIFIED
SUBMARINE K-129 — RECOVERED FRAGMENT
8 March 1968, time unknown — Soviet submarine K-129
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LTP-006REAL
FLIGHT 19 — FINAL TRANSMISSION
5 December 1945, 19:04 EST — 5× TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
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LTP-007UNVERIFIED
VESSEL UNNAMED — SOUTH ATLANTIC
Unknown — received 17 November 2017 — Unknown vessel
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THE ARCHIVE DOES NOT SPECULATE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE SIGNAL ENDED.
IT RECORDS ONLY WHAT WAS SAID.