on march 18th, two possible flight arcs emerge. one extending north to central asia, the other south to the indian ocean. this means that the search area covers a staggering 2 million square miles. march 19th, investigators analyzing the pilots flight simulator find that files were dilated. then on thursday, a possible breakthrough in the search, australia announcing that satellites spotted two objects in the ocean including one that is 80 feet long and that brings us to today. with china saying a satellite spotted another object in the same general search area. let s talk about that now, the latest satellite picture offering some hope that the missing plane could be found. for more on that, let s bring in veteran pilot, retired u.s. navy captain chuck nash a fox news military analyst. captain nash, always good to see you. when you think about the search area, which is 2.97 million
questions. and in this the focus is very intense. these 450 relatives asked very pointed questions, very methodical questions of these officials and executives. studying the information so carefully they ve had 14 days to go over it. all right, that s pauline chiou in beijing. we re having a hard time with the connection. pauline has been spending so much time with these families who were briefed by officials from malaysia today. finally. agony for them, waiting and waiting. as pauline was saying, they ve been asking very technical questions. they want to know where the nearest islands are, if those islands have been searched, they want to know about flight patterns, flight arcs, what satellites are seeing what, what new satellites can be deployed. it s clear they re following every twist and turn here and grasping for any concrete piece of evidence that may explain what s happened. and pauline s been spending so much time with them. we ll get back to her as soon as
his home. on monday, u.s. officials confirm that the change in direction would have to have been done through a computer system in the cockpit by someone with extensive knowledge of flight systems. and by tuesday, two possible flight arcs have been identified. one north, one south. a search area of more than 2 million square miles. [screaming] then on wednesday after distraught and frustrated relatives of the missing passengers are hauled from a news conference, malaysian officials confirm flight 370 may have flown for seven to eight hours effectively invisible. and they reveal several files were recently deleted from the captain s home flight simulator. and late wednesday night in the u.s., late morning thursday on the other side of the world, the australian prime minister announces that two objects have been spotted in the indian ocean that could possibly relate to the missing malaysia airlines
8:11:00 a.m. a satellite picks up the last known signal from flight 370. within hours malaysian authorities confirm the plane is missing. a vietnamese plane spots an oil slick but it s not from a plane debris is also spotted. unrelated as it turns out. then the theory, two iranians onboard using stolen parts. turns out they re just two iranians trying to find new lives in europe. terrorism, mechanical failure, pilot suicide all are mentioned and by march 14th the focus is on the pilots. two days later, malaysian officials declare the mystery of flight 370 a criminal matter. and begin examining a flight simulator the captain built at his home. on monday, u.s. officials confirm the change in direction would have to have been done through a computer system in the cockpit by someone with extensive knowledge of flight systems, and by tuesday, two possible flight arcs have been