Originally Posted by
tsmith12
Not sure if already posted, but.....
"A 'bright light descending at high speed', ........
..........says he saw the light heading towards the South China Sea at 1.45am on Saturday, some four minutes after the last radar contact with the aircraft.......
.......The light he witnessed was several miles north of the flight path the jet ought to have been on.
........'However, the light I saw was moving towards a completely different direction. It was going towards the sea, near Bachok (which lies to the south of Mr Alif's home).'
Not to argue facts or to brush Mr Alif aside, the apparent direction of lights was what gave long credence to TW800 being hit by a missile. Such reports must be handled with caution and can range from illusions to military or private flights, helicopters etc.... "Fireball" would be a different story.