Gordon Forgey

A great mystery has captured the attention of the world. Speculation and conjecture are filling the airwaves.

Few facts are known, other than a Boeing 777 on Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 with 239 passengers aboard disappeared on route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It went off radar and, but for occasional, cryptic “pings,” never reappeared.

The plane has been missing for nearly two weeks now. More than 26 different countries are involved in the search and investigation.

A search was started in the area of its last known location and projected path. Then, new information led the search into ot...