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...a mysterious, low-flying unmarked white jet, military in nature, circled the area at the time of the crash.

Jeff, I know almost nothing about military aircraft, but this description still bothered me. Are there "military in nature" jets painted white and unmarked? I guess I'm wondering what would make it "military in nature" short of having gun mounts or something, and, if it had such things, why would it be white/unmarked. Can you tell me what such vehicles are used for or if they exist? Thanks.

I remember all the stories of "unmarked" black choppers which turned out to be true with black matt markings on a black plane--the uses for which are all too easy to imagine. Outside of Alaska, why white?

The "mystery" plane appears to have been just a private jet flown by a hired private pilot. I don't see why this would be a mystery though as this is standard operating procedure to get a pilot in the area to make visual contact and confirm what their radar is telling them. There was also another plane that did a fly-by at the Pentagon that many on the ground mistook as a possible second attacker.

I might also add that this would lead me to believe that there was no missle and the F-16 was further behind than I thought. Why have a private pilot do a fly-by when there was an F-16 in the area?