There have since been claims and counter-claims about whether acoustic analysis of the recording reveals the presence of the missing "a"; Peter Shann Ford, an Australian computer programmer, conducted a digital audio analysis and claims that Armstrong did say "a man", but the "a" was inaudible due to the limitations of communications technology of the time.
Sudah lama diklaim bahwa analisis akustik rekaman menguak keberadaan "a" yang hilang; Peter Shann Ford, seorang programer komputer Australia, melakukan analisis audio digital dan mengklaim bahwa Armstrong memang mengatakan "a man", tetapi "a"-nya tidak terekam karena keterbatasan teknologi komunikasi pada masa itu.