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Username: Tod
Posted 2006-09-18 21:22:25 and read 2295 times.
According to KOMO TV a metal rod fell from the sky about 15 miles southwest of SEA.
WTF?
Did it come from an aircraft, or . . . .?
http://www.komotv.com/stories/45520.htm
Tod 
Username: Rdwelch
Posted 2006-09-18 21:25:41 and read 2289 times.
Maybe it's a "lightning rod". I know stupid.
Gus
Username: COERJ145
Posted 2006-09-18 22:48:39 and read 2174 times.
A tail stand?
Username: Jpax
Posted 2006-09-18 22:54:01 and read 2161 times.
A witch's broom? 
Username: Jamesbuk
Posted 2006-09-18 23:03:09 and read 2108 times.
A rod of pee from the toilet? 
lol
But seriously why would the house shake over a rod?
Rgds --James--
Username: Philhyde
Posted 2006-09-18 23:40:35 and read 2041 times.
Quote:
The two FAA officials would not comment on where the rod may have come from, but they took the object with them when they left.
Probably a UFO 
Username: Bongo
Posted 2006-09-18 23:46:41 and read 2010 times.
Quoting Philhyde (Reply 5):
Probably a UFO
For sure it is an UFO... nobody really knows what it is
Username: ShowerOfSparks
Posted 2006-09-18 23:59:25 and read 1988 times.
It's a chemical contrail canister.
Username: AirTranTUS
Posted 2006-09-19 00:13:53 and read 1957 times.
Probably something Menzies was using to close a hatch or something like that.
Username: PPVRA
Posted 2006-09-19 00:51:37 and read 1877 times.
Quoting Philhyde (Reply 5):
Probably a UFO
An Unidentified Falling Object?
Username: Cusaeng
Posted 2006-09-19 00:53:00 and read 1877 times.
Quoting Philhyde (Reply 5):
Probably a UFO
unidentified falling object
Username: Cusaeng
Posted 2006-09-19 00:54:12 and read 1870 times.
Quoting PPVRA (Reply 9):
An Unidentified Falling Object?
damm you beat me to it !
Username: KELPkid
Posted 2006-09-19 01:28:09 and read 1821 times.
Quoting PPVRA (Reply 9):
An Unidentified Falling Object? silly
Of the worst sort, the sort that violates FAR 91.15:
Quote:
ยง 91.15 Dropping objects.
No pilot in command of a civil aircraft may allow any object to be dropped from that aircraft in flight that creates a hazard to persons or property. However, this section does not prohibit the dropping of any object if reasonable precautions are taken to avoid injury or damage to persons or property.
Taken from: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text...1.3.10&idno=14#14:2.0.1.3.10.1.4.8
Username: EMBQA
Posted 2006-09-19 02:54:16 and read 1724 times.
Quoting KELPkid (Reply 12):
Of the worst sort, the sort that violates FAR 91.15:
Not really. FAR 91.15 requires intent... and so far no has been found.
Username: KELPkid
Posted 2006-09-19 03:05:25 and read 1709 times.
UPDATE:
By visiting the linked article (at the top of the post), I was able to find out that that our previous UFO (Unidentified Falling Object) is now an IFO (Identified Falling Object).
To quote the updated article:
Quote:
The "thing" was a three-foot steel rod that crashed through Mary's roof and stuck in the floor just a few feet from her plants.
FAA spokesman Mike Fergus said the orange rod was a ground handling wheel bar that fell off of a helicopter that had taken off from the Renton Airport.
The bar is used to help move the helicopter on the ground and should not have been attached to the aircraft when it took off.
The helicopter was up for a training flight and had an instructor and student on board, he said. He would not comment on how investigators determined which aircraft was responsible.
"Inadequate Preflight" come to mind? 
Username: Futurecaptain
Posted 2006-09-19 03:12:55 and read 1688 times.
Quoting Rdwelch (Reply 1):
Maybe it's a "lightning rod".
Quoting COERJ145 (Reply 2):
A tail stand?
Quoting Jpax (Reply 3):
A witch's broom?
Quoting Jamesbuk (Reply 4):
A rod of pee from the toilet?
Quoting ShowerOfSparks (Reply 7):
It's a chemical contrail canister.
Quoting AirTranTUS (Reply 8):
Probably something Menzies was using to close a hatch or something like that.
Wow, I see noone read the article that was referenced.
It was a ground handling bar off a helicopter that seems to have been accidentally left on for takeoff. Not even a UFO as it has been identified.
Username: KELPkid
Posted 2006-09-19 03:17:38 and read 1680 times.
Quoting Futurecaptain (Reply 15):
Wow, I see noone read the article that was referenced.
It was a ground handling bar off a helicopter that seems to have been accidentally left on for takeoff. Not even a UFO as it has been identified.
FutureCaptain:
In all fairness, when this article was originally posted (~5-6 hours ago), the object was still unidentified. KOMO came along about 10-20 minutes ago and updated their original aritcle.
Username: TymnBalewne
Posted 2006-09-19 03:27:37 and read 1650 times.
Could it have been a rod of the eddington variety?
Username: Futurecaptain
Posted 2006-09-19 03:41:13 and read 1628 times.
Quoting KELPkid (Reply 16):
In all fairness, when this article was originally posted (~5-6 hours ago), the object was still unidentified. KOMO came along about 10-20 minutes ago and updated their original aritcle.
Ok, in all fairness I didn't know this.
thanks.
Username: Rdwelch
Posted 2006-09-21 00:13:20 and read 1403 times.
Quoting Futurecaptain (Reply 18):
Ok, in all fairness I didn't know this.
In all fairness, it was a weak attempt at humor, not ignorance.
Gus
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