Gordon Cooper American Astronaut Kept Amazing Space Treasure A Secret From NASA Till His Death

3He was supposed to detect magnetic anomalies from space

Gordon Cooper kept the treasure a secret even from NASA for several years. What exactly was this space treasure? Well, while in space, Cooper had instructions to look for anomalies on the earth that would reveal nuclear devices. While he was piloting the Faith7 for the Mercury-Atlas expedition, Cooper had fixed instructions to find out certain anomalies that were suspected to be nuclear missiles or devices. However what Cooper found was even more stunning.

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4They turned out something else

Cooper knew that the magnetic anomalies he had detected were too small for a nuclear device and it was clear they were something else. Famed Treasure hunter Darrel Miklos said that somehow Cooper knew in his heart what they were. They were shipwrecks.

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5Century old shipwrecks laden with treasure

Cooper identified the anomalies as century-old shipwrecks that were found in regions throughout the Atlantic although they happened to exist in isolated locations. Cooper also made a note of the coordinates and as soon as he returned to earth, he started making a chart in an attempt to create a map.

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6He became obsessed with finding the treasure

Cooper’s treasure map from space took up his entire life; he was obsessed with the map and began researching shipwrecks that related to the coordinates on his map. He was convinced that the shipwrecks had to be colonial ships that frequented the area and were often sunk because of bad weather. Ships at the time were the primary mode of transport and trade and carried with them gold, silver, spices and muslin among other things.

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