The family of Amelia Earhart has responded to the possible discovery of the legendary aviator's lost plane and, in doing so, expressed a rather surprising amount of optimism about the potential breakthrough in the decades-old mystery. The intriguing development, which made headlines last month, came in the form of a sonar photo of an anomaly that bears a striking resemblance to a small aircraft sitting on the floor of the Pacific Ocean in the general vicinity of where many believe that the pilot's last flight came to an end. Although they have undoubtedly been presented with all manner of tantalizing evidence in the past, it would appear that this particular instance has piqued the interest of the aviator's family.
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