Sorry for the delay…
Scott G, on 12 December 2011 - 04:56 AM, said:
Haven't been here all day.. just saw this. My quick answer would be, because of what CIT says here regarding Probst and Mason:
http://z3.invisionfr...p?showtopic=841
To be fair, I only skimmed what CIT said. If you find anything there that you think is flawed, let me know.
As you ask… the whole thing is flawed. From the idea that someone diving to the ground cannot see anything, to the testimony of Probst supposedly contradicting Mason, to borderline allegations against the ASCE, and more. It’s all twaddle. But as I said, I’m not really out to argue the case. I would just like to catalogue the reasons for discounting such witnesses.
So the core reasons to discount Probst would be: -
- As he was diving to the floor, he did not witness the plane skim the ground, hit the generator and impact the Pentagon as he claimed.
- The ASCE persuaded Probst this is what he saw.
This naturally leads to…
Eyewitness two:
Don Mason
Again from the ASCE Pentagon Building Performance Study team: -
At the time of the crash he was stopped in traffic west of the building. The plane approached low, flying directly over him and possibly clipping the antenna of the vehicle immediately behind him, and struck three light poles between him and the building. He saw his colleague Frank Probst directly in the plane’s path, and he witnessed a small explosion as the portable generator was struck by the right wing. The aircraft struck the building between the heliport fire station and the generator, its left wing slightly lower than its right wing. As the plane entered the building, he recalled seeing the tail of the plane. The fireball that erupted upon the plane’s impact rose above the structure. Mason then noticed flames coming from the windows to the left of the point of impact and observed small pieces of the facade falling to the ground.
http://fire.nist.gov.../PDF/b03017.pdf
Here we have the ASCE claim that Mason also saw the generator hit and tail of the plane disappear into the building.
He does not report seeing the plane fly over the Pentagon.
The reasons for discounting Mason have already been provided in your previous link: -
- He did not witness the plane hit the generator and impact the Pentagon as he claimed.
- The ASCE persuaded Mason this is what he saw.
This is slightly different to Probst because there was no diving to the floor which may have caused Mason to miss the event.
So I must confirm – are we calling Mason a fantasist, liar, collaborator or… what?