Post by Lester MosleyI think the aliens gave Sherman tanks.
It is the only way that he could have taken Atlanta and Salem.
maybe
but where did they get the lasers?
turns out i was spot on about the lasers
CLEVELAND (AP) _ A commercial airliner traveling at 300 mph almost two
miles over northeast Ohio was preparing to land when a green laser beam
invaded its cockpit. The FBI is investigating whether the incident was
a prank or if there was a more sinister motive. The airliner was not
affected. The inbound flight from Washington, D.C., was about 15 miles
from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on Monday when the beam
shined inside the cockpit, according to the FBI. ``It was in there for
several seconds like it was being tracked,'' FBI special agent Robert
Hawk said. Air traffic controllers used radar to determine the laser
came from a residential area in suburban Warrensville Heights. The FBI
has no other leads on a suspect.
During the past year, several reports throughout the United States of
laser lights directed at commercial flights have been reported to the
Federal Aviation Administration and the FBI. The lights can distract or
temporarily blind a pilot. None of the lights have affected the flight
of any aircraft or injured anyone. Interference with the flight of a
commercial airliner is a felony with a maximum penalty of five years in
prison. Hawk was unaware of anyone being arrested in any of the
previous cases.
The episode in Cleveland had to involve a fairly sophisticated laser
and a system that could track the airplane as it traveled 300 mph at
8,500 to 10,000 feet, Hawk said. Hawk did not know what type of laser
was directed at the airliner. He would not identify the airline, except
to say it was a commercial flight. FAA regulations mandate that laser
light shows must register their locations and the lights cannot be
directed above 3,000 feet. Lasers also are often used by construction
companies to line up foundations. Pat Smith, spokeswoman for Cleveland
Hopkins International Airport, declined comment on the incident. Hawk
declined to identity the airline that operated the plane.