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OK, I accept that, but it seems to me you are spliting hairs. So your take is one heck of a lot of people saw a streak that went from the ground (ocean) to the plane, then the plance crashed.

If it wasn't a missile, what was it?

OK, I accept that, but it seems to me you are spliting hairs. So your take is one heck of a lot of people saw a streak that went from the ground (ocean) to the plane, then the plance crashed. If it wasn't a missile, what was it?

I don't know and you have a point. Supposedly 270 people saw a streak and then an explosion. Scores of people witness something coming from the surface to hit the plane but many more did not see anything come from the surface. I don't know what to make of it. Were there any boats in the area that are unexplained?

I found an interesting graphic/map. It's a little fuzzy.

This is the plotting of the locations of the witnesses to the TWA flight 800 explosion.

This brings up a couple of questions to mind: Given that it was a clear night and given that the visibility was excellent, how many people could have seen a Stinger missile launch from about 10 nautical miles or greater? I don't know how visible a Stinger missile launch would be at night but can one see one from greater than 15 or 20 nm as some have said the did? I am not discounting the witnesses on the shore because they had probably the best view but that was still be about 8nm and 13000 feet up?

Military experts would be able to attest to the visibility of a Stinger missile at night from the ground miles off.