President Trump told his administration on Friday to declassify any federal records about Amelia Earhart , the pilot whose 1937 disappearance over the Pacific Ocean has drawn decades of public fascination.

"Amelia made it almost three quarters around the World before she suddenly, and without notice, vanished, never to be seen again," the president wrote on Truth Social . "Her disappearance, almost 90 years ago, has captivated millions."

Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared as they flew toward Howland Island in the Pacific, part of her attempt to become the first female aviator to circumnavigate the world.

It's widely believed that Earhart crashed into the ocean near Howland Island after running out of fuel, says Laurie Gwen Shapiro, a journalist who wrote a book on Earh

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