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NTSB has released its findings that show a sled behind the P3. What are sleds for, you may ask? They are used as missile targets, that is what sleds are used for (bad grammar). By an odd coincidence, a surfaced submarine (30-kt target), the 'sled' and the B747 (TWA800) were nearly on a straight line at the time of the crash. Apparently, our friends who ride in boats while wearing sailor suits did the dirty. Our own NTSB is either dishonest or incompetent since their own data shows why it happened and a CWT explosion did not have anything to do with it. Cover-up, anyone? For those who have the NTSB Exhibit 13A, look at attachment V-1 and the P3 track. The lower left hand tick is the P3 and the fifth tick is the sled, approximately one mile back. BOSCTR radar was getting two returns per sweep and this showed something one mile back and a half mile below the P3. Magnetometers are towed a few hundred feet above the water. The only thing logical to tow 20,000 above the water is a sled. NTSB Exhibit 13E showed the relative altitudes of the P3, the sled and TWA800. The report tried to mask the let down of the sled with 102000 data but one could see through the masking. Couple this with the fact that the dog did not bark and you arrive at: Friendly Fire. Period. Since there was no explosion at the time of missile impact, it was likely a KKV or kinetic kill vehicle. The radar returns in the NTSB report showed debris going off to the right hand side of the plane, only. A CWT explosion should have symmetrical effects. The FDR anomalies showed asymmetrical effects. An object which hit TWA800 caused the crash.

The NTSB has not sent their findings to the Federal Register yet, therefore the investigation is not closed. They are anything but incompetent or evil, they are some of the most dedicated folks in the federal government and their sole charter is to find the probable cause of any accident (incidentally, if information is brought to light that challenges the probable cause then it can be changed - this has happened more than once) and make safety recommendations based on their conclusions. My school, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has two graduates sitting on the TWA 800 technical board and I guarantee, although I am admittingly biased, that their credentials are impeccable.

Where is the official source of your information?