Cairo: A US Navy plane searching for the missing EgyptAir aircraft has discovered 100 pieces of debris thought to be from the missing MS804 flight. The plane was searching the waters near Sigonella, Sicily in support of Egypt's operations.
A video released on the operation shows the Lockheed P-3 Orion as it searches the waters for vital clues or evidence. Below can be seen many small white specks that appear to be floating on the water.
It has not been confirmed whether these are the parts of the plane found, though the Navy confirmed it has passed on intelligence about the debris.The US Navy confirmed it had found the debris, reports CNN, and said the information has been passed on to Egyptian authorities.
This comes as theories surrounding the doomed plane, which disappeared on Thursday, continue to surface. Two Turkish Airlines pilots claim an Unidentified Flying Object with green lights passed over their plane shortly before the downing of EgyptAir flight nearby.
The unidentified object was reportedly seen by the pilots who were flying from Bodrum to Istanbul last Thursday night. The pilots claim they saw it close to Istanbul’s Silivri district when the plane was flying at about 17,000-ft at 11.30pm.
Just one hour later, the EgyptAir plane came down in the Mediterranean between Turkey and Egypt.
