Wreckage has been found in the Atlantic Ocean that could have come from a missing Air France jet that disappeared Monday with 228 passengers and crew on board, Brazilian aviation officials said Tuesday.
Floating objects and seats were found 720 kilometers (447 miles) from the island of Fernando de Noronha, said Brazilian Air Force spokesman Jorge Amaral.
Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 islands around 354 kilometers (220 miles) off the northeast coast of Brazil.
It lies near the flight path the airline said the jet would have followed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France.
The search will continue, but there is not enough material yet to officially say this is the wreckage from Flight 447, Maral said.
