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witness documents, about one-third of these witnesses reported that they observed a streak of light, resembling a flare, moving upward in the sky to the point where a large fireball appeared. Several witnesses reported seeing this fireball split into twoOpen final report at PDF page 21NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800
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Witness Group judged to be related to the accident. 440 The Witness Group defined a streak of light as "an object moving in the sky that could be variously described in witness documents as a point of light, fireworks, aOpen final report at PDF page 248NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800
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below the horizon). In addition, 210 witnesses reported seeing both a fireball and a streak of light. Sufficient information was present in the materials provided by the FBI for the Witness Group to plot the reported position (approximate latitude andOpen final report at PDF page 250NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800
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the accident. Of the 202 witnesses who were on or in the water, 78 reported seeing a streak of light, and 182 reported seeing a fireball (61 of whom reported seeing the fireball split). About 25 percent of those witnessesOpen final report at PDF page 251NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800
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or vague language, conflicting information, and errors concerning the origin of the streak of light. According to an FBI Special Agent involved with the FBI's earlier criminal investigation who met with the Witness Group on September 30, 1998,448 the FBIOpen final report at PDF page 252NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800
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notable variations in the witness accounts regarding the direction of motion of the streak of light--as mentioned in section 1.18.4.1, 38 documents reported that the streak of light moved vertically, 45 reported that it moved to the east, 23 reportedOpen final report at PDF page 253NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800