There is apparently a good radar tape of TWA 800 disintegrating. If the tape has the door on it spinning away others may think it is a missile. It is the door reflecting primary returns. The nose separating should be on the tape as well as when the center fuel tank explodes turning a few large pieces into many small pieces.
"Sikorsky Aircraft of Stratford, Connecticut, the world's foremost
manufacturer of helicopters, confirmed on November 19 that it had
previously released to the FBI a tape of a radar session of July 17, this
at the request of the FBI.
A spokesperson contacted through the office of the president of Sikorsky
confirmed that Sikorsky operates sophisticated radar equipment at its
airfield, and that, following the July 17 crash of TWA 800, Sikorsky,
along with other aviation firms and airfields in the region, was requested
by the FBI to provide radar tapes to investigators.
Sikorsky will neither confirm nor deny that any missle track or other
anomaly appeared on their radar (or the tape), stating that such an
announcement concerning a matter under federal investigation is the
purview of either the FBI or NTSB.
The author of these posts claims a Sikorsky employee as source."