from AP ...
Though the official said there is no evidence of a plot or terrorist activity, pilots are troubled by the incidents. The FBI earlier this month warned of the possibility that terrorists might use the devices as weapons.
“It’s not some kid,” said Paul Rancatore, a pilot who serves as deputy chairman of the security committee for the Allied Pilots Association. “It’s too organized.”
More recently, some pilots have pushed to analyze the possible dangers posed by terrorists trying to cause an accident with the devices.
“It’s a low-tech way to cause crashes,” Rancatore said.
On Christmas night, two SkyWest pilots said they saw two laser-like rays of light in their cockpit as they attempted to land at the airport in Medford, Ore.
On Monday, a laser beam was directed into the cockpit of a commercial jet flying about 15 miles from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at an altitude of between 8,500 and 10,000 feet, the FBI said. It was determined the laser came from a residential area in suburban Warrensville Heights.
Also on Monday in Colorado Springs, two pilots reported green pulsating laser lights beamed into their cockpits. Police sent patrol cars and a helicopter in a fruitless search.
In New Jersey, the pilot of a corporate-owned Cessna Citation carrying 13 people said three green lasers were pointed into his cockpit while approaching the Teterboro airport on Wednesday night. Law enforcement officials said they were believed to have originated near a mall in Wayne.
All the planes landed safely.
OPINION: Take off your tinfoil; I have a feeling other people are wondering the same thing.
Thanks for this personal confirmation JJ
I'm wearing the same hat. ;-)
Remember too that many of the witnesses to the small plane crashes reported seeing a 'flash' before the planes crashed. Could these flashes have been laser?