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One woman alleges she holds vital insights which could solve the aviation industry’s greatest puzzle.
Katherine Tee, a British sailor, asserts she observed portions of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines plane ablaze as it plummeted into the sea 12 years prior.
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On March 8, 2014, 227 travellers and 12 flight personnel vanished after embarking on the Boeing 777-200ER in Kuala Lumpur, destined for Beijing, China.
A mere 40 minutes into the flight, the aircraft disappeared from radar tracking systems, never to be found again.
Tee stated that the “radiant orange” gleam and the “streak of dark smoke” she noticed above the Indian Ocean was the Boeing plane consumed by fire.
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The quest for the plane was restarted toward the end of the previous year, though numerous retrieval efforts have been unsuccessful despite cutting-edge technology, according to the Mirror.
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Scattered remnants have been located along the African coast and on islands within the Indian Ocean, constituting the only recovered pieces of MH370.
Aviation experts speculate that the plane may have deviated from its planned trajectory, heading westward for multiple hours before its disappearance.
Tee was sailing from Cochin, India, to Phuket, Thailand, with her husband, Marc Horn, when she claims to have seen MH370.
Tee informed the Phuket Gazette that she didn’t report it right away because she believed she “was losing her mind.”
She recounted: “I thought I witnessed a burning aircraft cross behind our boat from left to right, which would have been roughly north to south.
“Considering that’s not a common sight, I questioned my sanity. I was observing what seemed to be an extended plane shining bright orange, with a plume of dark smoke trailing it.
“It did cross my mind that it could be a meteorite. But I figured it was more likely that I was going crazy.
“It drew my attention because I had never encountered a plane with orange lights before, so I wondered about their purpose. I could discern the outline of the plane; it appeared longer than typical planes.”
She clarified that she simultaneously noticed another aircraft in the sky and assumed the pilot would submit a report.
She further mentioned: “I questioned again why it possessed such vivid orange lights. They reminded me of sodium lights. I considered it could be some anomaly or simply a meteor.”
The couple continued sailing toward Phuket for a couple of days before docking, where they overheard “everyone discussing the missing plane.”
Tee “doubted” her observation. She added: “Besides, I assumed they’d locate it.”
The Liverpudlian then analyzed the GPS records from their journey. She stated: “Sure enough, what we perceived aligned with the confirmed contact the authorities had from MH370.
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“This prompted me to file a report, providing the complete track data of our voyage, to the pertinent authorities.”
Tee submitted her sighting to the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) in June 2014.