Memory fades. What did Morin say in September 2001, immediately after the events when the memory was still very fresh?
Originally Posted by Terry Morin
Within seconds the plane cleared the 8th Wing of BMDO and was heading directly towards the Pentagon [according to CIT, the plane should not have been visible at all by this point].
´Within seconds´?
Make that just over half a second. (555ft from his position to clearing the 8th wing i.e. OVER the eighth wing)
The plane was allegedly travelling at 540mph/792ft per second.
Distance between Morin´s position and the ´impact zone´ is 3,045ft.
That´s 3.85 seconds. Remember that figure.
The flight path appeared to be deliberate, smooth, and controlled. As the aircraft approached the Pentagon, I saw a minor flash (later found out that the aircraft had sheared off a portion of a highway light pole down on Hwy 110). As the aircraft flew ever lower I started to lose sight of the actual airframe as a row of trees to the Northeast of the FOB blocked my view. I could now only see the tail of the aircraft. I believe I saw the tail dip slightly to the right indicating a minor turn in that direction.
He would have had NO view of the lower altitude of the plane´s Southern trajectory. NONE.
This is Ingersol´s shot from the Annex. Only the top floor of the Pentagon may be seen.
Ingersol shot
Here are the trees in question that he stated ´blocked my view´
Same trees from another angle on the Columbia Pike turn at the foot of the Annex.
Where exactly does him seeing the ´tail dip slightly to the right´ at 540mph fit into the official path? This he claimed to see AFTER allegedly witnessing the ´flash´.
Remember that he saw the plane fly over him. By the time he realised what the hell was happening, the plane would have already cleared the Annex. 0.7 seconds..
To then clear the trees he mentioned and reach Cigo 1.2 seconds (944ft)
From Citgo to lightpoles1 and 2 would have taken 0.8 seconds (647 ft)
From the lightpoles to the facade 1.1 seconds (859ft)
Mangoose said:
[how can he estimate the flight speed of a plane he couldn't see but for a brief instant?].
http://www.thepentacon.com/ona.htm
Craig: How long are we talking?
Morin: 13-18 seconds
(...)
From here..all the way down. Ya know, that´s the time and phase of NOT KNOWING MUCH. Of reacting at the time
The official data points to the plane arriving on the scene (over Morin´s head) and reaching the Pentagon virtually in a blur. 3.85 seconds.
Morin claimed that the plane cleared the 8th wing ´within seconds´, he claimed that he got himself into a position to actually watch the descent, that he saw it descend beyond the trees in front of the Annex, that there was a period of time of ´NOT KNOWING MUCH´, THEN he claimed to have seen the tail of the plane ´dip slightly to the right´ AFTER he allegedly ´saw a minor flash´ which he assumed to be a lightpole being struck (which he had no view of whatsoever)
14:20
- Talking of the speed recorded on the FDR -
Craig: 780 feet per second, I think is what it is..
(...)
Morin: No frickin´ way
Craig: That´s what the FDR said.
Morin: I had time for me to come down, start to see it descend and come back..no it´s not..
He lost sight of the plane given the above statement on ´not knowing´.
It cannot be misconstrued any other way.
It is a physical impossibility that he could have watched the entire descent unless the plane was travelling at a higher altitude.
Especially so given what he says towards the very end of his 2001 statement
¨ I then confirmed that the aircraft had been flown di-rectly into the Pentagon without hitting the ground first or skipping into the building. ¨
HOW did he see the low level lawn trajectory we see in the ´5 frames´ given his POV??
He couldn´t.
[qimg]http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2543/morinview2gn2.jpg[/qimg]
He saw the plane over the Annex.
¨I ran to the outside (from in between the wings) and got into a position where I could see it.
(...)
if the Air Force memorial had been built, the airplane would have ran into it.¨
This corresponds with Darius Prather´s testimony as to where he places the plane coming over the Annex. Prather, along with the other ANC witnesses describe the same manouevre that brings the plane NOC towards their carpark.
Morin lost the plane after the trees in front of the Annex. He could not have physically seen the plane as it passed Citgo.
That the plane´s tail may have momentarily reappeared towards Route 27 proves nothing one way or the other as both paths converge to within 100metres as they approach the lawn.
Whatever way you look at it Mangoose, your insistence that Morin could see what he did contradicts the alleged altitude of the plane.
Morin himself contradicts the official path (NOT over the Navy Annex as all have repeatedly insisted because it is a path not presented on any radar or FDR data)
He thoroughly contradicts the speed by up to 14 seconds.
He contradicts the low level approach across the lawn.
So the ´memory issues´ don´t apply to the speed he deduced?
I don´t know why he stated in his original interview that he ´saw the red and blue stripes´. Embellishment?
He repeatedly claims to Craig that he was INSIDE the wings.
That he could NOT ´see the sides´ as it was directly over him.
That there was ´NO FRICKIN´ WAY´ it was South of Columbia Pike or that it was travelling at 540mph/782 ft per second.
The most illuminating aspect of his conversation with Craig on the timeframe
Craig: How long are we talking?
Morin: 13-18 seconds
(...)
From here..all the way down. Ya know, that´s the time and phase of NOT KNOWING MUCH. Of reacting at the time