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Mystery 'Missile' Identified As US Airways Flight 808

Posted by timothy on from the just-what-they-want-you-to-think dept.

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."

5 of 335 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Sounds like the standard counter intelligence by MichaelKristopeit162 · · Score: -1, Troll
    accept accept accept. intelligence can no longer be a valid counter to counter intelligence.

    you're an idiot.

  2. space shuttle by WilyCoder · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't care what who said it was a plane flight.

    I've seen enough shuttle launches (in person) to realize that the contrail from the other day was a rocket taking off.

    1. Re:space shuttle by WilyCoder · · Score: -1, Troll

      Conspiracy theorist...

      Because I recognize a rocket trail?

      Bitch please, you're gonna have to look harder if you think you've found a chem trail CT nut.

      Its not a conspiracy, its a rocket.

  3. Re:Sounds like the standard counter intelligence by MichaelKristopeit161 · · Score: -1, Troll
    the truth = troll

    slashdot = stagnated.

  4. Re:Why should have it been easy to check on? by blair1q · · Score: -1, Troll

    You know fuck-all about what you are talking about,

    dude, shut up:

    http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE808/history/20101109/1955Z/PHNL/KPHX