Re: Waco FLIR Flashes (6)

From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Mon Jul 31 2000 - 10:22:08 MDT


"Terry W. Colvin" wrote:
>
> Forteana list take for the first time - TWC...
>
> At 12:07 PM 07/27/2000 -0700, Terry W. Colvin wrote:
> Excerpt from Fortean Times 133, April 2000 "We didn't start the FIRE",
> pp. 34-38
> < http://www.forteantimes.com >
>
> "These flashes occur as the fire begins;
>
> IAN: Those very flashes are examined here:
> http://www.erols.com/igoddard/flirloc6.htm
>
> leading researchers suggest that
> they are evidence of unidentified government agents, initially, shooting
> fleeing Davidians and then entering the building in a co-ordinated
> 'dynamic entry.'
>
> IAN: Actually those flashes are active thermal
> reflections of the fire on a piece of material,
> probably mylar, attached to a fallen-out wall
> panel and the material is flapping in the wind
> causing multiple rapid flashes in one location
> as the flapping surface swings a reflected beam
> up and down several times over the FLIR sensor.

Actually, my opinion is that the material is the IR reflective foil material
that is typically part of fiberglass insulation.



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Mon Oct 02 2000 - 17:35:26 MDT