Pentagon before 9/11

This picture was taken four days before 9/11. Funnt how it shows some strange markings on the same path the plan took.

What exactly is that that the black oval is pointing out?

Is it a camera lens glitch? or dead grass?

Take a picture of any field and you can find "strange markings" if you want to. Just looks like dead grass to me.

I tend to agree that it's just dead grass but I seem to remember seeing airial shots post 9/11 that said that these same marks where made by the plane.

Looks more like camera lens glare than dead grass. I dont think its anything really to be concerned about, coincidence at best. Unless there is more information about this picture, who took it, whats going on on the ground, ect.

I interpret aerial photos as part of my job... I would say that looks like dead grass or "ground scarring" of some kind... Obviously a disturbance in the ground... could be a path over the grass for ground vehicles, or a shallow buried underground line.

Now I do see 2 larger brighter spots at both ends of the disturbance which are interesting, and not consistent with any of the possibilities I quoted... I would like to see evidence that this IS the exact same route the plane took into the pentagon though...

Do you have any post 9/11 pictures of the Pentagon for comparison?

Originally posted by Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
Do you have any post 9/11 pictures of the Pentagon for comparison?

Linking because it's a gigantic picture.

Pentagon 9/12/01
www.spaceimaging.com...

Can't really tell, as the grass is gone from that side of the Pentagon by 9/12.

-B.

Hard to tell for sure, the impact point in the building is pretty damn close... but cannot tell angle of impact...

Originally posted by dragonrider
Hard to tell for sure, the impact point in the building is pretty damn close... but cannot tell angle of impact...

Perdue's computer re-creation of it:
news.uns.purdue.edu...

-B.

You can see quite similar blank grass spots on other places, short cuts and so on

Originally posted by Britman
This picture was taken four days before 9/11. Funnt how it shows some strange markings on the same path the plan took.

I know that this is an old thread but I find it highly interesting that a dotted line is lying right on the path the jet took. My understanding is the jet circled first before coming in and this would have been clear to the pilot as a predescribed target marker that has no trail of bread crumbs for CSI to follow (or "find"). Note the two bright "dots, one at either end of the "stitched line". Also note that the only place all around the pentagon that such a low approach to the building can be made is right there. See the big H? Helo landing pad is there. The "marked path" is
also right between small auxiliary buildings and it even looks as though a building "foot print" (white square patch at end of line between other "buildings") is located where an "obstacle" could have been removed. Trippy...
Has to guide pilot but not LOOK LIKE its guiding pilot.

reply to post by Britman


Drainage ditch, there is another one to the left of it.