Missing Cases
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
A Boeing 777 disappeared on 8 March 2014 after deviating from its route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The current file compares 12 source reports across 6 evidence blocks and 1 explanation block.
Case identity
12 reports / 6 evidence blocks / updated Jul 27, 2026Date
Mar 8, 2014
Location
Indian Ocean search zone
Category
Missing Cases
Status
Partially Explained
30-Second Summary
What happened?
A Boeing 777 disappeared on 8 March 2014 after deviating from its route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
What is documented?
The current file compares 12 source reports across 6 evidence blocks and 1 explanation block.
Current consensus?
The disappearance and broad end state are heavily sourced. The cause, intent, and precise resting place remain open.
94Signal
Overall investigation significance score.
100Reality
How strongly evidence supports that the event occurred.
72Debunk
How strongly conventional explanations explain the event.
58Residue
How much unexplained material remains.
Signal basis: score reflects visible report volume, direct evidence blocks, freshness, and search interest. Individual evidence and explanation strength is shown inside the workspace so the top score has visible provenance.
Your read
Source Overview
Read the case through the reporting
This is a quick map of the file. The full source list, media, excerpts, and confidence labels live in Reports so the case page does not repeat the same dossier twice.
Primary source / Official / Jul 30, 2018
MH370 Safety Investigation Report
Ministry of Transport Malaysia
Malaysia's archived investigation materials and safety reporting for Flight MH370.
#2 / Official / Oct 3, 2017
The Operational Search for MH370
Official Australian report on the underwater search and technical analysis for MH370.
#3 / Report / Jun 1, 2014
Cnn: Asia Malaysia Airlines Families Fund Index
Cnn source material related to this case.
#4 / Report / Mar 1, 2014
Cnn: World Asia Malaysia Airlines Plane Ground Witnesses
Cnn source material related to this case.
Case workspace
Understand the event before judging it
Start here if you are new to the case: what happened, why people still care, and what the archive currently thinks.
What happened?
A Boeing 777 disappeared on 8 March 2014 after deviating from its route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
What the file contains
The current file compares 12 source reports across 6 evidence blocks and 1 explanation block.
Current read
The disappearance and broad end state are heavily sourced. The cause, intent, and precise resting place remain open.
What to inspect next
Why the signal is high
This case has multiple accessible sources and visible reporting history. Use the evidence, explanation, and report confidence layers to separate durable facts from repeated claims.
Case Verdict
Best current interpretation
Strongly supported
Official Australian report on the underwater search and technical analysis for MH370.
Likely explained
Confirmed debris and ocean drift analysis are inconsistent with claims that the aircraft secretly landed intact.
Still unresolved
Where is the main wreckage?
The disappearance and broad end state are heavily sourced. The cause, intent, and precise resting place remain open.
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