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Is it true: Pentagon 9/11: No-Plane / Missile Theory?

Debunked97% confidence

No — this has been debunked.

Extensive evidence establishes that American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon on September 11, 2001: the NTSB-recovered flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, DNA identification of all 58 passengers, 6 crew, and 5 hijackers by the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, testimony from over 1,000 eyewitnesses along the approach path, aircraft parts identified by manufacturer part numbers, and the ASCE Pentagon Building Performance Report confirming structural damage consistent with a large high-speed aircraft impact. No credible alternative (missile type, origin trajectory, or launch platform) has been identified by theory proponents.

The claim

The Pentagon no-plane theory holds that American Airlines Flight 77 did not strike the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and that the building was instead hit by a missile, a smaller aircraft, or an int

Key evidence

Limited initial security camera footage cited as evidence of concealment

NTSB flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder recovered

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