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>> i spoke with one passenger who described the feeling of the plane sliding. two planes actually lafrndnded shortly before this. the pilots didn't have problems. what was going on? >> a couple things to think about. weather, of course is extremely dynamic. it can change by the minute. we were at that point in time the wind was shifting around. the rain was turning to freezing rain eventually into snow. so what happens between just a couple of minutes can be very different. each aircraft can be different. each crew might have a different technique and approach or experience level dealing with ...

The spring and the fall and the lights happened in march where the air is completely still. there is no cross wind that would disturb a formation of that kind. >> i think probably it's got something to do with military. some government experiment which would seem logical to me. i don't think -- i don't know if there's evidence of it being alien spacecraft. there's no way of knowing that. >> given that we are one star in 100 billion in our own galaxy and there are 100 billion other galaxies out there, it would be unfortunate if we were the only sentient life out there. but so far we have seen n...

The autopilot is disengaged and ends up producing a nose-down vertical dive. if it was a controlled ditching, then you -- if you had a very good pilot and ideal conditions, you might end up with a sullenberger type landing but most likely like the ethiopia crash. >> what if the pilot was trying to land the plane in the water. as a pilot, can you talk about the difficulty of attempting a water landing? >> well, it depends on how big of a mechanical situation he's facing, of course. just landing in the water is something we all think about and we train for and don't actually do it but we practic...

Cockpit. interesting fact, this would never happen on an american flight because the copilots are never allowed to be left alone. a flight attendant would step into the cockpit if one of the pilots needed a restroom break. and a plane no match for strong winds in england. the pilot did what's called a crab landing. that's when cross wind forced the planes to land at unusual angle. no one was hurt. peter? ♪ ♪ alert the food police. ads like this prompting some major legal battles. >> made with simple quality ingredients, like hazel nuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa. they love the tast...

Range that you're trying to hit. and they have parachutes attached to them so they descend slowly. >> but witnesses are not so easily convinced. >> to blow this off as flares is a joke. it's been a diversion for 15 years. i mean, it was a very easy answer. when you look at the footage, because the footage doesn't do it justice. >> i've seen then dropping flares and they didn't look like flares. they looked much brighter. plus they had a consistent pattern to them. when flares are dropped they're sort of dropped in bunches and look scattered. >> paul scohan says arizona's weather could allow th...