Einge Zeugen sprechen von einem Blitz vor der Explosion.
Terry Morin, a former USMC aviator -- heard from the BMDO offices at the old Navy Annex
I saw the flash and subsequent fireball rise approximately 200 feet above the Pentagon. There was a large explosion noise and the low frequency sound echo that comes with this type of sound. Associated with that was the increase in air pressure, momentarily, like a small gust of wind. For those formerly in the military, it sounded like a 2000lb bomb going off 1/2 mile in front of you.
James S Robbins -- from office 1 1/2 miles from Pentagon
There was a silvery flash, an explosion, and a dark, mushroom shaped cloud rose over the building. I froze, gaping for a second until the sound of the detonation, a sharp pop at that distance, shook me out of it.
Dies deckt sich nicht mit einer Kerosinexplosion, sondern mit einem flashbang:
"A stun grenade, also known as a flashbang, is a non-lethal weapon... These grenades are used to temporally neutralize the combat effectiveness of enemies by usually disorienting their senses.
IDF stun grenade
The flash of light momentarily activates all light sensitive cells in the eye, making vision impossible for approximately five seconds until the eye restores itself to its normal, unstimulated state."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_grenade#Stun
Siehe hierzu auch:
z3.invisionfree.com/CIT/index.php?showtopic=498