Mystery 'Missile' Identified As US Airways Flight 808

sean.peters writes "The mystery missile discussed on Slashdot Tuesday? It was US Airways 808 from Honolulu to Phoenix. An amateur sleuth checked the time against airline schedules, then the following day, checked out a webcam that was trained in the appropriate direction. He found the exact same contrail at the time AWE808 was coming over. The author deals persuasively with a number of objections to his argument."

Comments

I don't care.

[bmo]

My explanation of "It's another water heater from Mythbusters" was far more entertaining.

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BMO

Re:I don't care.

[snookerhog]

I assumed it was from the same stealth sub that crippled the Carnival cruise liner.

Re:I don't care.

[icebike]

Well, Mr Richardson needs to turn in his editor hat and take up fishing.

Egg, meet Face.

Re:I don't care.

[Mab_Mass]

Would you please quit using facts and reasonableness to explain things like this? I'm sure that we can find a much less reasonable explanation.

Now, isn't that more fun?

Re:I don't care.

[Waffle Iron]

"It's a solid propellant missile," he told the Times. "You can tell from the efflux [smoke]."

So this raises the question: Who attached a solid rocket booster to US Airways flight 808, and more ominously, why?

No, no

[Anonymous Coward]

He's a part of the conspiracy. It's a cover-up, and I will argue it as such for decades to come. Because that's the only thing that makes sense.

TFA is already /.'ed

[Shakrai]

Maybe the object was his web server lifting off into space?

Re:Sounds like the standard counter intelligence

[Anonymous Coward]

Ha! Spoken like a typical spook plant. Your faux-conspiracy theory rant wont get me this time, G-Man!

Chinese missile from a submarine. Period.

[h00manist]

Why? Simple. It's more fun that way. There is NO excitement in the version saying it's a damned routine flight. That version is a national security threat. Millions of people will die as a result. Of boredom.

Therefore, it was a missile. Chinese. Communist party. War tensions abound. Obama is negotiating terms with Hu Jintao at this very moment, supposedly over the econonomic issues. Saving millions, billions even! from certain death.

Re:Slashdotted?

[$RANDOMLUSER]

No. They shut it down because they don't want us to know the truth - Google was ^%$_)&*(

NO CARRIER

Weather balloon

[MrEricSir]

It's gotta be a weather balloon that just happens to be shaped like a missile.

Re:Oops

[Shakrai]

Why would the military perform a missile launch to beat their chest then deny that they did it?

It was to be announced at the next Party Congress. As you know, the Premier loves surprises.

Re:Perspective

[Anonymous Coward]

Thats what "they" want you to think. Wake up!

Photo of Flight 808

[Anonymous Coward]

US Airways Flight 808:

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/8705/808.jpg

Re:One of my buddies...

[Is0m0rph]

So the conspiracy theories start. My cousin's husband's brother's friend was flying his homemade ultralight plane right by there and swears it was a missile and it almost hit him.

Re:Sounds like the standard counter intelligence

[DiamondScar]

30 nanometers is pretty close

Re:Sounds like the standard counter intelligence

[Trent Hawkins]

And don't forget, if you end the title with a question mark you can pretty much claim anything you want.

eg: Is Steve Jobs Dead? Find out at 11!
At 11: No, he's not.

The Truth

[Kaenneth]

It's ghouls, I tell you. Religious ghouls in rockets, looking for a land to call their own.

Don't you laugh at me! I know a spell that'll make you show your true form! A cave rat taught it to me.

Re:Dag-nabbit.

[EdIII]

Reading your well articulated post has had a quite calming affect. Your logical and reasoned argument is beginning melt away the conspiracy theory tension in my shoulders... and I think it is lowering my blood pressure.

I don't like it. Get the fuck out of here :)

Re:Slashdotted?

[suomynonAyletamitlU]

I didn't know Candlejack was also steali