Liberty Co., FAA to discuss report of object near planeBy Mike Glenn, Houston ChronicleJune 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 rocket” flying near his airplane.
A pilot reported to the Federal Aviation Administration that at about 8:15 p.m. Friday, an object passed within 150 feet beneath the aircraft, sheriff’s officials said.
The aircraft was near the southern edge of the county, flying at about 13,000 feet, officials said.
“The pilot, from what we understand, was former military. He was able to get the coordinates down real quick,” said Cpl. Hugh Bishop with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Department.
Sheriff’s deputies searched Friday night for signs of evidence where a missile might have been launched or landed.
“We couldn’t find anything,” Bishop said.
Continental Pilot Reports Missile Flying Near His Plane Over TexasTuesday, June 02, 2009
A Continental Express pilot reported seeing a "missile or rocket" flying near his aircraft over Friday night over Texas, the Houston Chronicle reported.
The pilot told the Federal Aviation Administration an object was spotted within 150 feet below his airplane around 8:15 p.m. Friday night over Liberty County, Texas, the newspaper reported.
Liberty County Chief Deputy Ken DeFoor told FOXNews.com that officials met Tuesday with the FBI and the FAA to investigate the pilot's claims.
"We put all our notes together, and after they debrief the pilot we will have more information to go on," DeFoor said.
The plane had 29 people on board and was heading from Houston to South Carolina, he said. There were no interruptions in the flight.
DeFoor told FOXNews.com he couldn't say whether or not terrorism was suspected or if the plane was targeted. Graduation ceremonies were being held about the same time as the pilot reported seeing the rocket, and it could have been a hobby rocket someone set off.
“The pilot, from what we understand, was former military," Cpl. Hugh Bishop of the Liberty County Sheriff’s Department told the Chronicle. "He was able to get the coordinates down real quick.”
But, Bishop said deputies searched for where a missile might have been launched from and found nothing.
The plane reportedly was flying around 13,000 feet.
The FAA referred all questions to the sheriff's office. Attempts to the reach the FBI in Houston were not immediately successful.
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This kind of thing was happening in the NY / NJ area right about the time Kennedy's plane went down.
Does anyone know where the North Koreans were last Friday?
