A file shows up in my Recent Items, but I cannot locate it elsewhere

A file shows up in my Recent Items, but I cannot locate it elsewhere. When I click on it, nothing happens in Pages. Nothing, literally. It was located in Documents, but is now longer showing up there. Please help.
SM

Follow Alex's advice.
The Recent Items list is like the human memory and car keys. You know that you saw your car keys the last time you used them, but you cannot remember where you misplaced them — now that you need them.
Recent Items only knows where the document was at last use. If the document is renamed, moved, or deleted, that file activity is not updated in the Recent Items list.

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