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Missile Attack On Passenger Jet?
Radio News | November 28, 2005

Posted on 11/28/2005 4:49:25 AM PST by texianyankee

I heard on the radio this morning, that a pilot of a passenger jet departing LAX claimed to have narrowly avoided being hit by a missile. It was reported that the jet was about 6,000 feet in altitude & over the ocean when the event occurred. The news report further stated that authorities believe it was possibly a flare or a "bottle rocket."

I googled but found nothing. Anyone else have some info on this? I dont recall whether it was CBS or NBC radio news.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: aa; aa612; airlinesecurity; flight621; lax; missile; missilenotmissle; passengerjet; terrorism
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1 posted on 11/28/2005 4:49:26 AM PST by texianyankee
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Heard nothing. Bottle rocket at 6,000 feet? I'm buying my fireworks at the wrong place each 4th of July.


2 posted on 11/28/2005 4:51:15 AM PST by peyton randolph (Warning! It is illegal to fatwah a camel in all 50 states)
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It was one of those 2-mile bottle rockets. Nothing to see here, move on.


3 posted on 11/28/2005 4:51:56 AM PST by Cboldt
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The news report further stated that authorities believe it was possibly a flare or a "bottle rocket."

At 6,000 feet? That's one hell of a bottle rocket.

4 posted on 11/28/2005 4:52:49 AM PST by SIDENET ("IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!")
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What radio station did you hear this on?


5 posted on 11/28/2005 4:53:04 AM PST by Sociopathocracy (Real martinis do not contain vodka, fruit juice or umbrellas.)
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The pilot is mistaken, what he really saw was a spark in the center fuel tank.


6 posted on 11/28/2005 4:53:41 AM PST by palmer (Money problems do not come from a lack of money, but from living an excessive, unrealistic lifestyle)
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Nothing to worry about. It was just a UFO.


7 posted on 11/28/2005 4:54:32 AM PST by Lee'sGhost (Crom!)
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probably just swamp gas...good thing Minetta has balked
at arming pilots....</sarcasm>


8 posted on 11/28/2005 4:55:55 AM PST by joesnuffy (A camel once bit my sister...necessitating her untimely death..-Mullet Omar)
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Nothing to worry about. It was just a UFO.

Blame Bush.

9 posted on 11/28/2005 4:56:40 AM PST by peyton randolph (Warning! It is illegal to fatwah a camel in all 50 states)
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The news report further stated that authorities believe it was possibly a flare or a "bottle rocket."

Man, they're reaching.

10 posted on 11/28/2005 4:57:44 AM PST by Lazamataz (When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
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The pilot is mistaken, what he really saw was a spark in the center fuel tank.

I don't think anyone was really fooled by that lame explanation all those years back.

11 posted on 11/28/2005 4:58:29 AM PST by Lazamataz (When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
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One of those aliens trying to get the attention of the Canadians.


12 posted on 11/28/2005 4:59:00 AM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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To: texianyankee

Follow this thread bump!


13 posted on 11/28/2005 4:59:57 AM PST by GBA (I believe Congressman Weldon! MSM do your job.)
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To: Sociopathocracy
"What radio station did you hear this on?"

I heard it on 1620 AM dial - WTAW out of College Station at 6:00 AM CST. This was a national news broadcast - I got my office radio tuned into the same station - in case it is repeated. BTW - i thought the same thing when they stated it was possibly a "bottle rocket" - at 6,000 feet? The jet was on its way to the east coast - did the turn over the ocean when the pilot claimed he witnessed a missile.

14 posted on 11/28/2005 5:00:16 AM PST by texianyankee
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Where's Pierre Salinger when you need him?


15 posted on 11/28/2005 5:01:47 AM PST by StoneGiant (Power without morality is disaster. Morality without power is useless.)
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Has anyone in CA heard anything on a scanner?


16 posted on 11/28/2005 5:02:04 AM PST by Sociopathocracy (Real martinis do not contain vodka, fruit juice or umbrellas.)
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" Bottle rocket at 6,000 feet? I'm buying my fireworks at the wrong place each 4th of July."

That must be what they sell out of the back storeroom.


17 posted on 11/28/2005 5:02:31 AM PST by Rebelbase (Food stamps, section-8, State paid Child support, etc. pay more than the min. wage.)
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To: Lazamataz

I would have thought that, too. Unfortunately we were mistaken. Quite a few here at FR believe it and argue for it.


18 posted on 11/28/2005 5:02:39 AM PST by GBA (I believe Congressman Weldon! MSM do your job.)
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To: texianyankee

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1117971/posts
Fatal plane crash mystery

Maybe it was the same thing that hit this plane back in October of 02?


19 posted on 11/28/2005 5:03:42 AM PST by leadpenny
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I would have thought that, too. Unfortunately we were mistaken.

Well then, at least it shows how many people have common sense.

And it is a depressingly low figure.

20 posted on 11/28/2005 5:03:46 AM PST by Lazamataz (When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
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