First off, that is not "The original video". That's some mongoloid recording a video of his TV. I was checking youtube as soon as the news broke, here is the "original video" in all it's HD glory. And just an FYI if you click on the settings button you can slow it down to quarter speed.
Violator, this is exactly what I meant, exactly, regarding jumping in before more facts and information are determined by investigators that can't really "fake" something, vis a vis what Claphas is referring too. I'm in agreement, something is definitely up out there, but in cases like this, so shortly after prior to anything reliable coming out (ie TV recorded videos of other videos), IMO jumping in early with theories about whatever, is something to be avoided.
Again, I'm not attacking you or discrediting your overall beliefs, but, in cases like this where some pinhead has put out videos and opinions which aren't based in fact - THAT discredits actual incidents that have happened. What I regard as an actual incident is one that has video or sworn statements from reliable observers, military/airline/etc pilots and others in trained positions, which have no reason to lie, statements that are difficult to discredit. Everything about the OP and this incident do not fall into that category, at all IMO.
Puma44 - interesting about the Phantom engines, Mark Berent also wrote in his books about the smoke F4 engines put out in Vietnam while he/his characters flew then, and after he met the Russian ambassador while he was doing similar work, said that the Russians thought the US was crazy for putting a fighter in the air which smoked so much. This is all 2nd hand -3rd hand? -from his interviews and writing, and only a single source, but I've always wondered how much of a problem that F4 engine smoke really was especially in combat zones, and when/what the USAF/USN/ETC did about it? My question is what year did the F4 start getting the smokeless (less smoke?) engines? Sorry to drag this O/T, but since others are asking stuff... (interesting info Vraciu, going to read that book myself now).