The CIA used a secret tool called "Ghost Murmur" to find the American pilot who was shot down over southern Iran.
According to sources familiar with the technology, the device uses long-range quantum magnetometry to capture even the faintest heartbeats. It scans the electromagnetic signature of the human heart, while the data is filtered by artificial intelligence to isolate the individual signal from ambient noise.
Sources told the New York Post that the Ghost Murmur was developed by Lockheed Martin's famously secretive division, Skunk Works, known for creating the U-2 and Blackbird spy planes.
One source described the technology this way: “It’s like hearing a voice in a stadium, but the stadium is a thousand square miles of desert. Under the right conditions, if your heart is beating, we’ll find you.”
The technology was used to find a wounded weapons systems officer, known publicly as “Dude 44 Bravo,” who had been hiding in a mountain cave after his F-15 crashed. He survived for two days in difficult terrain while Iranian troops secured the area.
The desert provided an ideal environment for the Ghost Murmur's first operational use, thanks to low electromagnetic interference and the absence of other human traces. Although Dude 44 Bravo had activated the Boeing-made distress signal, his exact position remained unknown until he was identified by the Ghost Murmur.
The sources explained that the signal is usually so weak that it can only be measured in a hospital, with sensors placed close to the chest. But advances in quantum magnetometry, using microscopic defects in synthetic diamonds, make it possible to detect these signals from much greater distances.
The technology works best in remote, clean environments, and requires significant processing time. Quantum magnetometry is typically used for large objects like distant planets or for very small details like nerves in the human body, and could theoretically detect the electromagnetic signal of a heartbeat.
Ghost Murmur has also been successfully tested with Black Hawk helicopters and is expected to be used in the future with F-35 aircraft.
President Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe mentioned the classified technology during a press conference. Ratcliffe said the CIA had achieved its primary goal of finding and confirming that one of its best and bravest was alive and hiding in a mountain crevice. Trump added that the pilot had been identified from a distance of 40 miles and described a massive rescue operation involving 155 aircraft, including fighter jets, tankers and helicopters, praising the skill and precision of US forces. /GazetaExpress/
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