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Credible leads, contested findings and investigations still in progress. Some hypotheses have strong support; others face serious objections. Each file names the exact claim, its evidence, and what could change the assessment.

12FILES TO INVESTIGATE
A WORKING ASSESSMENT / 8 OCTOBER 2026

“Plausible” describes a specific explanation with evidence behind it. It does not mean probable by default. An open inquiry establishes a question is being examined; it does not establish the allegations.

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CASE / SUBJECTPERIODEVIDENCE
049Orgreave: the inquiry finally opensThe arrests were real. The official account is being investigated.1984 / inquiry launched 2026Inquiry ongoing050Facial recognition: the public street becomes a searchA passing face can be compared with a police watchlist.2025–2026Documented deployment051Welfare AI: who gets sent for a fraud check?The model flags a claim. A person still makes the decision.2022–2026Documented model; disparities acknowledged052England: the hidden landscape under familiar groundThe ordinary field can contain an extraordinary archaeological record.Mapping continues in 2026Established technique; interpretations investigated053Stonehenge: the Altar Stone’s long journeyA six-tonne stone points north. Its journey remains a puzzle.Research published 2024–2026Strong provenance evidence; route unresolved054Equipment interference: the power to enter a deviceEncrypted traffic is one problem. The device holding it is another.2016 framework / 2024 reportingDocumented statutory power055UAP: unidentified is a question, not an answerA real recording can still leave the cause unknown.2023 study / 2026 releasesSome observations unresolved056Dark oxygen: the seafloor claim under scrutinyOxygen rose in darkness. The explanation remains under examination.2024 claim / 2026 editorial concernsContested study; editorial concerns unresolved057Planet Nine: an unseen planet or an incomplete pattern?The orbits are measured. The proposed planet has not been seen.2016 hypothesis / 2025 constraintsUnconfirmed hypothesis058Pandemic origins: what the evidence can and cannot settleA hypothesis remaining possible is not a hypothesis being proved.WHO assessment, June 2025Evidence favours zoonotic spillover; origin unresolved059Location brokers: the trail sold by the phoneA visit to a sensitive place can become a data product.FTC action, 2024–2025Final regulatory consent order060Europa: an ocean beneath an alien skyThe ocean has strong evidence. The life within it does not.Europa Clipper launched 2024Strong ocean evidence; life unconfirmed

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