It’s one of the most famous pop culture moments in cinema: Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) nailing Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Goode on his Cherry Red Gibson guitar in Back to the Future at the Enchantment Under the Sea high school dance. However, while making the 1989 sequel, the crew went to look for the guitar, but it had mysteriously disappeared.

Now, Gibson has started a hunt for the missing guitar, asking fans worldwide for tips as to its whereabouts. If you have any intel, you can reach them via www.LostToTheFuture.com or call/text 1-855-345-1955.

“Years ago, I was astonished to learn this beloved cinematic artefact had apparently disappeared into the space-time continuum,” says Bob Gale, co-creator, screenwriter, and producer of Back to the Future. “Since we don’t have a functioning time machine, this effort is probably our best chance to solve a decades-long mystery.”

“Guitar has always been a big part of my life,” said Michael J. Fox about the iconic scene. “When we talked about the Enchantment Under The Sea scene in Back to the Future, I sat down with the cinematographer and choreographer and said I want to riff through all of my favorite guitarists, like doing Jimi Hendrix behind the head, Pete Townshend doing a windmill, and the Eddie (Van Halen) hammer thing, it was so cool that they were open to that, and we laid it all out there. I’m really happy with the scene because it was an expression of my love for guitar and all the great players. I didn’t realise the influence the scene had on people, John Mayer said, “I play guitar because of you,” and Chris Martin said the same thing, and I am glad they took it further than I did, they went to the trouble of being really good players. I just love the guitar, and I love the movie.”