“They also provide radar and forensic evidence proving that one or more ordinance explosions outside the aircraft caused the crash.”

They promise more information today. This really can only imply some type of portable missile. If there are six of them, it certainly adds some credibility.

What I am curious about, if the investigation was officially over, at least initially, how come after 17 years the reassembled plane still sits in a hangar somewhere and somebody has been paying for it all that time? WHY is it still there and WHO is paying for it?

I can't wait til see this, but if it supports the fuel tank blowing up it is total BS and a waist of time. As a mechanic/avionics/electrician for over 29 years now and working with Boeing type fuel tanks and qty for most of this time the fact of that causing the explosion is out of the question.

I don't believe the report turned in on Clinton's watch for a second. Liquid level sensors have been in fuel tanks for a century, and vehicles are not exploding.

I have always wondered why 12 minutes into an eight hour flight, the center tank is empty?

Seems there is always a conspiracy theory about everything. This one though does make you wonder. The theory arose right after the crash and a lot of people seemed to immediately deny any truth. Would be nice to finally know though.

I never accepted the story of a centerline tank explosion from the beginning and after reading the book several years ago I was convinced that the investigation was a white wash orchestrated by the Clinton WH. The book made a fairly strong case from eye witness interviews with people who were credible witnesses that the cause of the explosion was from one or more surface launched missiles that were observed streaking from the surface (sea launched) up to the plane where the explosion was observed. Like TWA 800, Benghazi was "deja vu all over again" with another power hungry presidential candidate vying for reelection whence the truth had to be suppressed to ensure his reelection. The truth will eventually be exposed in both cases for whatever that's worth which unfortunately will be too little too late.

Just watched the Documentary.

The official story just ain't right.

The Navy was testing the AEGIS system at this time. And I know for a fact that they were definitely testing something in the waters surrounding Long Island. And I know that part of the testing program was to test it in a high traffic area, so they can give it a "stress test." So its very possible that this could have been an AEGIS test gone wrong. But then again pilots in the area said they didn't see missile. And my buddy is currently in the Navy and he works with missiles/ordinance and he said that it would be very hard for people to not see a missile launch/travel at night when its pitch black, plus they are also loud. Whatever, it should be interesting

I've always thought this plane was shot down. It happened at a time when our President and his wife Hillary 'What difference does it make?' Clinton were in denial about terrorism. Same for the Egypt Air crash. Same stuff is happening now.

Right after the accident I watched a play back of the radar tape on CNN. It showed a primary traget of an object trailing then impacting the aircraft. I saw this myself on national TV, it wasn't a conspiracy it was real time. That tape was pulled and never shown again but I saw it and it was convincing. Google Jamie Gorelick, find out who she is and her involvement if you don't already know.

Unadulterated bullshit.

CNN announced this morning that they would have a documentary on this of some type at 11pmEST on Sunday night. It will probaly be a rehash of what they did years ago with some excerpts from this current one. I guess we'll see.

An article that appeared in several newspapers six-eight years ago reported that the government contracted with a salvage company to dismantle the TWA aircraft and ordered that it be totally destroyed -- melted down, ground up, burned, crushed -- to prevent a subsequent investigation from ever being able to challenge the government's version of what happened on that summer eevening in 1996.

Same thing happened in France in the 70's.
A missile shot down a commercial jet between Corsica and Nice and the government never claimed responsibility.

I read a book back in the late 90's. That had to do with this exact thing. It claimed also that solid rocket propellant was found on seat cushion and other seat fabric. I also read where blips showed up on radar. And there were Naval vessels several miles off coast. It's sad but I think our own government may have downed a civilian aircraft. Accidents happen maybe the truth as much as we would like to know it, may be better left at the bottom of the sea. Esp. if the truth would cause more out rage and pouring salt into still open wounds of the families. If I had been on that plane (I'm dead) I don't want my loved ones to have to go thru this all over this again. I do pray for the families I know what it is like to have someone yanked away from you. I lost a friend in the North tower Killing Bin Laden didn't make me feel any better it was just another reminder that my friend was gone and that I want him back. Unless we can bring back those 200 and some odd persons don't push too hard.

I feel for the families who have to have these wounds opened again. However, I always wondered when else has a gas tank exploded besides Apollo 11?

"Their credentials are good." I think not. If they folded back then I don't think their credibility improves with age.

There is a long-standing tension, even hostility, between "root cause" analysts like NTSB and the Chemical Safety Board and criminal investigators. I have personal experience with this. NTSB/CSB hate to/ refuse to cooperate with law enforcement for fear of tainting their "root cause" analysis. LEO's are frustrated by the failure to share information.

Here, it is impossible to know whether there is any factual validity to the investigators' claim, or whether it is an example of the historical sour grapes/hostility that continues to fester between the safety boards and law enforcement.

Interesting timing...
So, who is paying for the documentary?

For the sake of protecting the population of any fears which will then be detrimental to the economy and their personal goals (power), politician lied and democrats are the worst.’ The truth will set you free.’ By being misleading, they control the population on the name of democracy. Terrorist objectives during Democrats presidency have succeeded, recent examples: Carter, Clinton and now Obama. What do we expect next? Let the truth come out…

Another version of the story: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/twa-flight-800-crash-investigation-ntsb-141624708.html

Hogwash,I am always amazed at how so many involved w/ an event such as this are just forgotten. Yup, they were all told keep your mouth shut or else, fat chance. Lets just look at the Iranian airliner that was shot down, if there was ever a case for trying to hide something that was it, and why didn't our gov try to blame someone else because they couldn't, to much evidence too many eyes. So sorry if I think this is just what it was, a freak accident. Just like the moon landings, leave it up to some "expert" to make a ridiculous claim when they probably couldn't even understand the science which proves their claim as false. It is too bad that the families have to be dragged through this all over again just so someone can make a buck and present another story of distrust, makes me ill.

The McClatchy news service has a good article on this:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/06/19/194408/former-twa-800-investigators-claim.html#.UcMPOvnYdOU

I had asked who was behind the documentary. I found that Tom Stalcup has been working on this since the 90's. A website set up in 1999 on the subject is found at:

http://flight800.org/

Just info for the discussion.

Best way to make an impending documentary popular? 'Leak' that it will contain revelations. It certainly seemed to have worked this time.

Slow News day.... so let's find something and get some ratings....

The President who did not want to take control of Osama Bin Lauden wouldn't want this whitewashed would he? After all his wife was in charge when the anti Islamic Film caused the deaths in Bengazi.

Investigators must be needing some lunch money. Easy to circulate a few emails to increase the workload. Conspiracy theories get old. Watch out for your Shadows! Let those who lost their loved ones alone..

Who shot JFK? ..and the theories go on. I knew Jim Kallstrom. He would cover nothing up.

Yeah...hhhmmm actual reporting from FOX News.......yeah right.

It's FAUX news reporting this story so don't believe it. Again another example of silly journalism, if there is no story, make one up!

Does this mean that the Fourth Estate is to become an honourable profession?

If it was wrong will it bring anybody who perished back? Let it go.

too bad the report is not from a credible news source; fox should stick to animated comedy (the ones NOT on at the news hour).

"Adding to the controversy were multiple eyewitness accounts of a fireball going up from the ground and hitting the plane before it went down"

Yes, and these eyewitnesses also said they heard a bang at the same time. Unfortunately image travels at other speeds than sound, so what they said was scientific impossible...

"who says he found explosive residue on a part from the right wing which also had three holes"

Do you really believe that if a rocket hits a fuel-loaden wing you can find 3 holes ? Like tiny Lego-explosions or so?

JFK, 9/11, Bin Laden, TWA 800; oh how Americans love all these plots ! Did you actually land on the moon by the way?

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TWA Flight 800 Crash Cause Wrong?

"A group of whistleblowers, including a number of aviation experts, have come forward in a new documentary to claim that the official explanation for the crash of TWA Flight 800 was wrong and a gas tank explosion did not bring down the flight off the coast of Long Island 17 years ago."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/18/twa-flight-800-investigators-break-silence-in-new-documentary-claim-original/?test=latestnews

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Filmmaker asserts new evidence on crash of TWA Flight 800

An unreleased documentary on the 1996 TWA Flight 800 explosion offers "solid proof that there was an external detonation," its co-producer said Wednesday.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/19/us/twa-crash-claim/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

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Several TWA Flight 800 Investigators Break Silence

A handful of aviation experts, including a number of investigators who were part of the original probe of TWA Flight 800, have come forward in a new documentary to say evidence points to a missile as the cause of the crash off the coast of Long Island 17 years ago.

http://airnation.net/hangar/threads/twa-flight-800-investigators-break-silence.4974/