these zoo events had some of the characteristics associated with signals from nucl-ear explosions, although they could be d.istinguished clearly from nuclear explosion signals upon exanination of their conpl-ete tine histories. "3. The search for nuclear debris and for geophysical evidence thatnight support the hypothesis that a nuc]-ear explosion uas the source of the September 22 event has so far only produced date. that is a,nbiguous andtnoisy'. At this alate, there is no persuasive ewidence to corroborate the occurrence of a nuclear extlosion on S er:ternber 22. "il. Sased on the ]'ack of persuasive corroborative evidenc e, the existence of other unexplained zoo events vhich have some of the charact eri. stic s of signals from nuclear explosions, and the discrepancies observed in the Septenber 22 signal" the panel conclud.es that the signal tta6 probably not fYom a nuclear explosi.on. A].though we cannot rule out thepossibility that this signal r^'as of nuclear origin, the panel considers it roore likely that the signal was one of the zoo events" possibly a consequenceof the innpact of a sr0a11 meLeoroid on the satetlite.r' 7l+. In reaching its conclusion that there is no persuasive corroborative evid.ence of a nuclear explosion, the ad hoc pa,ne1 took into account, for ex€mple, the factthat othex United. States monitoring systems lor detecting the seismic, airborne or wate"borne aeoustic signals linked vith the shock vave of a nuclear explosive either uere negative or recorded. very veak signal-s rhich could. not be c1e&rfy ascribed Lo t}le 22 September event. It al-so noted that an initial report tA/3416741Add,.1) in nid-November from the Institute of lluclear Science at Wellington, Nev Zealand that it had found traces of ialt-out :ri rainr^'ater lla.s not borne out by additional examination, r,rhile other attenpts to find. nuclear debris proved. unavailing. Also evaluated as possible corroborative evidence was the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a scientific investigation into a mysterious event, examining various signals and data to determine their origin. The language used is technical and refers to specific concepts such as nuclear explosions, seismic signals, and acoustic signals. The text also mentions specific organizations and locations, such as the Institute of Nuclear Science in Wellington, New Zealand. These factors suggest that the text is related to scientific research, specifically in the field of nuclear physics or related fields.

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