I heard it on the radio at the top of the hour 10:00 am. It was ABC news. It was reported just like you said. They reported the FBI saying it was probably a flare or bottle rocket. Sounds like a crock, you would think that if they were not sure they would report it that way. Another reason not to believe the MSM.
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To: texianyankee
I am positive of what I heard on the 6:00 AM broadcast - I was driving & wide awake.
I heard it on ABC radio news at 7:00am est, and I was awake and driving. It said the pilot reported it to the tower while he could still see the rocket trail ahead of him. They reported the FBI saying it was probably a flare or bottle rocket. I, too said "At 6,000 feet???"! The description implied that the pilot saw the 'rocket' early enough to be able to make the radio call while it was still in site, so I was thinking he saw it coming up at him too...
112 posted on 11/28/2005 6:57:00 AM PST by Kay Ludlow (Free market, but cautious about what I support with my dollars)
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To: texianyankee
I never caught what passenger jet it was - whether American, etc.
I thought they said American Airlines, Los Angeles to Chicago flight. I too, have tried searching for information on that news story, and came up empty till your posting.
113 posted on 11/28/2005 7:00:23 AM PST by Kay Ludlow (Free market, but cautious about what I support with my dollars)
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This just posted by Radio proucer who called the station.
"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 just talked with the news director of the station in question and he said they did not broadcast this story. "It's news to me," he said.
124 posted on 11/28/2005 7:21:35 AM PST by mware (That's Christmas with a C, not an X)
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I heard it on the radio at the top of the hour 10:00 am. It was ABC news. It was reported just like you said. They reported the FBI saying it was probably a flare or bottle rocket. Sounds like a crock, you would think that if they were not sure they would report it that way. Another reason not to believe the MSM.
126 posted on 11/28/2005 7:24:30 AM PST by ramseye
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I just got off the phone with the guy at WTAW, 1620 AM.
Phone number 979)695-1620.
He heard the same news report, at 6:00 AM. He had a hard time believing the bottle rocket theory, too.
He checked his AP reports - nothing.
He stated, "maybe a bad story - that's why no further news."
129 posted on 11/28/2005 7:27:19 AM PST by texianyankee
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