Locals from the Maldives island of reunion claim they saw a low - flying jet on the morning MH370 flight . The airport is over 5000 kilometres away from the current airport area . Members of the airport say it was so low they could see the plane 's doors and make out the distinctive colouring on the side of the jet . Locals made statements to verify what they had seen to officials . Curtin University acoustic scientists say they heard ' distinctive ' noise from the area at the exact time of the crash .
Locals from the Maldives island of Kudahuvadhoo claim they saw a low-flying jet on the morning MH370 disappeared . The island is over 5000 kilometres away from the current search area . Members of the community say it was so low they could see the plane 's doors and make out the distinctive colouring on the side of the jet . Locals made statements to verify what they had seen to officials . Curtin University acoustic scientists say they recorded 'distinctive ' noise from the area at the presumed time of the crash .