NEW UPDATE: Aviation experts have just made a chilling discovery inside the recovered cockpit of UPS Flight 2976 — a series of strange, carved symbols that have now forced investigators to completely change the direction of their probe.
According to an official close to the investigation, the symbols were found engraved into the metal panel just below the captain’s seat, as if someone had scratched them in a hurry. At first glance, they appeared to be random marks caused by debris, but under magnification, analysts noticed that the shapes repeated in a distinct pattern — circles intersected by vertical lines, resembling an unfamiliar code or ritual symbol.
The discovery shocked investigators because none of these marks were recorded in the plane’s maintenance logs or during its last inspection, which took place only three days before the crash. “It’s not something mechanical,” one expert explained. “These were made by hand — intentionally. The question is when, and by whom.”
Federal police immediately sealed off the cockpit section and called in linguistic and forensic experts to analyze the markings. Early interpretations suggest that the symbols could relate to an old system of coded distress communication used decades ago by pilots under duress — but others believe the meaning may be far darker.
Sources inside the investigation revealed that after this finding, the investigative team shifted focus away from purely technical causes like engine failure or explosion, and toward the possibility of human interference — either from inside the cockpit or through an unknown external force before takeoff.
One investigator described the discovery as “deeply unsettling”, adding that the symbols appear to have been carved seconds before the final data transmission from the black box — implying the pilot may have left them as a message.
A full report from the NTSB and federal police is expected in the coming days, but for now, one fact has left everyone speechless:
The last symbol carved was identical to one found on a metal fragment recovered five kilometers away.