[OK]

But then again hundreds of eyewitnesses saw TWA 800 get shot down by a streaking missile -- and the FBI acted like they were all delusional.

Or they didn't talk to them at all.

[VietVet]

Look, don't go fitting me for a tinfoil hat, but a while ago, when I was in the National Guard and was givin annual training which included anti-terroist/sabotage courses, one of the things we were warned about was a chemical applicator, which looked just like a felt-tipped marker. It contained a corrosive which, when applied to the aluminum skin or structural members of an aircraft, caused all but invisible damage, weakening the metal in a way that would cause it to break along the line drawn with the 'marker'. The break looked just like a metal fatigue break, unless examined microscopically and tested chemically, and even then it was hard to detect. I doubt if the training officers were spoofing us; they were serious, but I don't know about the validity of their information. Any chemists out there who could confirm or deny the possibility of such a thing?