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In reply to the discussion: American 77 flight path dilemma (Pentagon attack) [View all]William Seger
(10,923 posts)In the first place, you assume that all the surveillance cameras were being recorded, when in fact most were monitored in real-time, not recorded. As you point out, this was not a 7-11 store: Security at the Pentagon depends of armed guards actively monitoring what's happening now, not on reviewing video tape after something happens.
Second, the cameras on the roof were pointing down to observe the parking lot, grounds, and entrances, not to watch the skies over the Navy Annex for incoming planes, so even if every camera was being recorded, the fact that only two cameras saw the impact is not really surprising.
(Edit to add): Third, we'd know that Flight 77 crashed into even if there were no videos at all, and even if there weren't hundreds of people who actually saw it happen. We'd know that because that's where is was found. Duh. Trying to refute the evidence for that by raising questions about the videos is beyond silly, especially since we know from Flight 175 that no number of videos will ever convince "no-planers."