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7. It was somewhere on the arcs. It showed the distance from the satellite only.

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 04:07 PM

Mar 2014

They knew the time of the ping, 8:11 AM. But they don't know the direction the place was heading, or the speed.

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It's in BENGHAZI!!! NightWatcher Mar 2014 #1

I don't understand "the arc ping intersection" lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #2

Someone in the satellite industry thinks your guess is right muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #5

Thanks for the link. FarCenter Mar 2014 #11

That's roughly 6 hours after they lost contact, right? lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #10

I wonder why they'd make something like this up? Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #13

They saw another plane, perhaps muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #14

all good points, thanks Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #16

This is driving me crazy. FightingIrish Mar 2014 #8

I agree, but the first graphic is finally getting closer to helpful morningfog Mar 2014 #9

This is another way to look at it FightingIrish Mar 2014 #12