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Flight 800 Meteor report

To All,

I wanted to post this after information came out about flight 800 and the 
probable cause of that flights crash and disaster.

Someone looking into the possibility of the flight being struck by a meteor (an 
supposed expert) stated that the probability of any jet being struck while in 
flight is something on the order of 5000 years to 1 hit, or perhaps it might 
have been even more than that.

I tried to get a friend of mine to get me some statics on the amount of 
aircraft in flight or particular the amount of surface area of wings and cabin 
and all as he worked for a major aircraft company. Never received enough 
information from him to do any calculations though.

I sort of find it hard to believe that it wouldn't be more often. When you 
think that a number of cars have been struck while on the ground 
(Peekskill,Benold as examples) and also houses (although I would think there 
would be much more area in houses than aircraft) an even a mailbox has been 
struck.

There are a number of flights that have went down for no apparent reason 
(misterious reasons) I just can't help but think that the probability is much 
higher like one jet every ten or twenty years might be more likely. 

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

--AL
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