Vela incident

Summary

Vela incident is a nuclear weapons testing^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of nuclear_weapons_testing entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,351 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vela incident is in the country of South Africa^[3].
• Vela incident is in the country of Israel^[4].
• Vela incident's image is recorded as Vela5b.jpg^[5].
• Vela incident's image is recorded as Vela Double Flash 22 Sep 1979.png^[6].
• Vela incident's image is recorded as Orthographic projection centered on the Prince Edward Island (Vela Incident).png^[7].
• Vela incident's instance of is recorded as nuclear weapons testing^[8].
• Vela incident's operator is recorded as South Africa^[9].
• Vela incident's operator is recorded as Israel^[10].
• Vela is named after Vela incident^[11].
• Vela incident's Commons category is recorded as Vela Incident^[12].
• Vela incident's point in time is recorded as +1979-09-22T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Vela incident's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -47, 'lon': 40}^[14].
• Vela incident's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04vvmy^[15].
• Vela incident's explosive energy equivalent is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4992853', 'amount': '+4'}^[16].

Why It Matters

Vela incident ranks in the top 6% of nuclear_weapons_testing entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,351 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]