” I find it hard to imagine it could have landed somewhere. Cell phones with video cams are everywhere, so how many people would have to be quiet, to keep it a secret, no matter how remote it might be’
This point just explains why they would go to high altitude where people pass out within seconds, outside the range of any cell towers, then die, of course.
This was a pre-planned well executed event, or else we would know something by now.
Since there were no claims, I also lean towards them doing this either as a test case, or it’s just a first step in a larger plot, notions of nukes being flied somewhere not excluded.
What did Sherlock Holmes say, something along “If you eliminate most options, then whatever is left, however implausible is what happened” — not exact quote, but along these lines and I think it applies in this case.
I have no doubt it could very well have been a planned event. I should have been more clear on that statement. I was not referring to passengers with cell cams. I know they could do them in at high altitude. I was referring to the fact, that if it landed somewhere, there are people on the ground with cams everywhere. All it would take, is for one person to film it, and blabber to the media about it. I also think if an aircraft lands somewhere, it will need maintenance. If it stays on the ground for awhile, I hear they need even more maintenance to get airborne again. I don't know about the logistics of it all. Any aircraft maintenance guys out there?