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Originally Posted by afterburn 549
In todays world its heat signature could have been traced.
I have a hard time believing that unidentified article as large as a 777 would not set off alarms bells everywhere in most any military armed nation.
What good is radar?
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Quite possible the heat plume of the aircraft's engines was recorded, but it may have just been filtered out as one more airborne people-hauler. Most of the world had no idea of the significance until the flight was over, however it ended.
Same thing with radar. If you are not at alert, do you react in a big way to a civillian airliner that is passing by?
Also there is a strong possibility that warships at sea might not be operating their radar, as that gives everyone capable of picking up the radiating beam an idea of their location. (Back to the idea of sighting someone else's flashlight from far away.)
If you have the capability of observing everything happening in the world, do you also have the resources to view the whole picture in real time?
I really don't think so. Things go un-noticed and when we realize they were significant, then we take some time and review the data. I believe that has been happening but not released to the press. Yet.
Best
Les