More Of Those Damn Inconvenient Witnesses

One sign of how far out in left field this movie is, is that even most of the 9/11 conspiracy theorists don't believe the theory that United 93 didn't crash in Pennsylvania. One thing the filmmakers forget is there were eyewitnesses to the event. But don't forget, in conspiracy theory logic, any eyewitness that contradicts your view, is inherently unreliable.

"It dropped out of the clouds," too low for a commercial flight, Butler said. The plane rose slightly, trying to gain altitude, then "it just went flip to the right and then straight down."

He radioed back to his office, telling coworkers Homer Barron, 49, and Jeff Phillips, 30, what he had seen.

"I told them a plane crashed. At first they didn't believe it, because you know, we do joke around."

Then Barron saw smoke and called 911.

The plane came down on farmland reclaimed from a coal-mining operation. Barron and Phillips drove to the crash scene and found a smoky hole in the ground. A few firefighters had already begun pouring water onto the debris.