And that such a thing is even on their mental radar. Yeah, BS for sure.
Yeah, commercial pilots were nearly never in the military. And the charts in the part of the world don’t list minimum altitudes in some areas.
And almost nobody is aware that there is any strife down there.
And ISIS tech support keeps the missiles we gave the rebels in top shape, no chance of a poorly maintained unit not tracking correctly.
It is actually very plausible.
A missile will look similar to a very fast moving aircraft with a contrail entering your path of travel. I only fly small planes but that would definitely get my attention.
Airliners are actually capable of some scary maneuvers. It could all have happened in less than 1 second and passengers just assumed it was a spot of strong turbulence.