The Sands Casino in Atlantic City, NJ was imploded this evening in a controlled demolition, at 9:30 p.m. (EST). Would have been awesome to see this in person, but unfortunately it’s a bit too far for me to travel, especially on a weekday.

Nonetheless, I found some news footage of the demolition:

• Sands Casino Hotel Imploded - video on MyFox New York

In the video, you hear the charges go off for ~18 seconds, with very very loud, very very distinct sounds in quick repetition (like in my implosion video). The way that Sands was brought down, the sound of the charges and all, is just like the implosion I had the good fortune to go see. (Tencza Apartments) This is yet more proof that the collapse of the World Trade Center towers and 7 World Trade Center were nothing at all like a controlled demolition. The unmistakable sound of charges going off is completely absent in all the numerous videos of the World Trade Center collapse, as well as videos of WTC7.

For the Sands implosion, it’s also important to note the preparations involved. R.E. Pierson Construction Co. and Controlled Demolition Inc. worked on this project, drilling over 200 holes into concrete pillars and the floors for the 400 pounds of dynamite. In all, the preparations took 2-3 months.

Sands to have explosive ending - The Press of Atlantic City

There is a new video posted on Google Video, “Flight 77″ The White Plane, put together by Craig Ranke (aka Lyte Trip) and the “Citizen Investigation Team”. This is supplemental to their video, “The Pentacon”, which alleges that “Flight 77″ approached the Pentagon along a different flight path (north of the Citgo gas station) than the “official flight path”, which is based on evidence (the flight data recorder, downed light poles, and supported by witness accounts).

The CIT has been coming to Washington on a few occasions, including August 2006, where they go around interviewing 9/11 witnesses, often showing up unannounced. They coaxed two Pentagon police officers into saying the plane crossed over Columbia Pike, over the Navy Annex, and flew north of the Citgo. They include some other interviews in “The Pentacon” to support their theory. They say if the plane flew north of the Citgo, then evidence such as the downed light poles must have been planted by the government. And, the plane couldn’t have gotten low enough and crashed into the Pentagon. Instead, they say the plane did a “fly over” and went off somewhere. And, there was some other explosion at the Pentagon.

Lyte Trip’s north of the Citgo theory:

Actual flight path:

Close up view of actual flight path:

Well, the plane was going so fast, passed over in just seconds before they saw it crash into the Pentagon. Details such as the exact flight path may be difficult to precisely recall, especially five years after the fact. There are witnesses that say things like, “In my adrenaline-filled state of mind, I was overcome by my visual senses.” (Penny Elgas) Surely, the experience makes some people numb, simply in shock. Still unmistakable that they saw the plane crash into the building, but when asked to recall details such as flight path, five years later, there may be some discrepancy in witness accounts. Accounts taken closer to the time of the attacks, particularly those in the days after the 9/11 attacks, would be more reliable in regards to details.

Screenshot of the “Flight 77″ The White Plane video - Craig on the left, talking to a witness:

In this “White Plane” video, they ask some more witnesses about the color of the plane. With how fast the plane was going, how brief their glimpse of it, and how sunny it was, it may have appeared white to some people. And, surely it was extremely unexpected to see it pass over, as it did. The witnesses all describe seeing an American Airlines jet, a police officer thought it was “champagne” (more of a silvery/gray color), and they describe a plane with red and blue stripes, maroon writing/markings, and windows.

It is also important to note where these witnesses were at the time. They were at the Army-Navy Country Club and in the neighborhood, by Hoffman Boston Elementary School. All of these locations are closer to I-395, and at some distance away from Columbia Pike. From these locations, the plane would have continued on the straight line path and crossed south of the Citgo, before knocking down the light poles, and crashing into the Pentagon. This is entirely consistent with the “official flight path”, which again is based on evidence (the flight data recorder, downed light poles, etc.). These witnesses contradict “the Pentacon” and the “north of the Citgo” theory.

New footage has been posted online, taken on 9/11 from Greenwich St. near the World Trade Center. The footage starts after the first plane crash, through to after the second crash.

I have posted a video showing the CBS footage of the collapse of 7 World Trade Center, with some annotation added. The video shows more than the seven seconds that many show. This is something simple, but couldn’t find anything out there like this. It shows the east penthouse collapsing then collapse of the entire structure, taking at least 13 seconds - contrary to other video clips that only show 7 seconds.