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Liberty Co., FAA to discuss report of object near plane

By MIKE GLENN Copyright 2009 HOUSTON CHRONICLE
June 1, 2009, 11:38PM

Liberty County Sheriff’s officials are expected to meet with the FAA on Tuesday to discuss what a Continental Express pilot reported as a “missile or rocketâ€

This article is entirely to short and devoid of details. Looks sorta "hush hush" to me.

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is this one any better?

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hot ... 55016.html

FAA looks into what pilot saw over Liberty
By ALLEN REED HOUSTON CHRONICLE
June 2, 2009, 8:45PM


The FBI, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Liberty County Sheriff’s Department met Tuesday to compare notes on an unidentified flying object reported late last week by an ExpressJet Airlines pilot.

The pilot reported a “missile or rocketâ€

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/ ... 77d5f.html

Video report on link


Liberty County deputies searching for mysterious 'rocket-like' object

08:49 PM CDT on Tuesday, June 2, 2009

By Jeremy Desel / 11 News

LIBERTY COUNTY -- A Continental Express jet pilot reported a close call with an unidentified flying object. Now officials from the FAA are trying to determine just what happened in the skies over Liberty County.

Liberty County Sheriff’s deputies aren’t sure what they are looking for. All they know is the Continental Express pilot said something nearly hit his plane at 13,000 feet.

"Things that are up in the sky are not in our normal range of business," Corporal Hugh Bishop with the Liberty County Sheriff's Office said.

On Friday night, the pilot of an Express Jet plane was leaving Houston and flying to South Carolina. On the way, he radioed the Houston tower and reported that a rocket-like object had passed within 150 feet of his jet. It passed just underneath him.

Officers from at least three jurisdictions searched a 400 square mile area. Their search was limited to public property as police cannot search private property without permission.

"We have not found anything that could have gone up. We haven't found anything that may have come down,â€

Well if it was a missile and had hit the jet it would have been called 'a wire that shorted in the fuel tank igniting the vapors'.

I know that's a long name for a missile.

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Well if it was a missile and had hit the jet it would have been called 'a wire that shorted in the fuel tank igniting the vapors'.

I know that's a long name for a missile.

Nice TWA 800 reference. I never bought the fuel tank explanation, especially when you have witnesses saying otherwise.

Originally Posted by jshhmr

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Well if it was a missile and had hit the jet it would have been called 'a wire that shorted in the fuel tank igniting the vapors'.

I know that's a long name for a missile.

Nice TWA 800 reference. I never bought the fuel tank explanation, especially when you have witnesses saying otherwise.

Exactly! I read so many witness accounts that mentioned a possible missile I was convinced. The Airline industry would have taken a big hit if it was true soo 'a wire that shorted in the fuel tank igniting the vapors'.
was born.

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Originally Posted by jshhmr

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Well if it was a missile and had hit the jet it would have been called 'a wire that shorted in the fuel tank igniting the vapors'.

I know that's a long name for a missile.

Nice TWA 800 reference. I never bought the fuel tank explanation, especially when you have witnesses saying otherwise.

Exactly! I read so many witness accounts that mentioned a possible missile I was convinced. The Airline industry would have taken a big hit if it was true soo 'a wire that shorted in the fuel tank igniting the vapors'.
was born.

correct me if im wrong, didnt they say it was in an EMPTY FUEL tank also?

Originally Posted by jamesw62

correct me if im wrong, didnt they say it was in an EMPTY FUEL tank also?

Yes they did.

Wouldn't there be vapors even in a fuel tank half full? And many pilots have reported getting blinded by lasers from the ground? And then with the outsourcing of a lot of maintenance to places like India (many mechanics which cannot read maintenance instruction manuals in English) I will never board an airplane again. I will take my car if I have to go somewhere, doesn't matter how long it takes. Flying to NC from Fla. took about 1 hour, while driving up here when I moved took three days with the dog. And we got to explore a lot of places.