11.   Interviews with the American crew members and the pilot of the surviving Chinese jet could help sort out any remaining confusion.

12.   The Chinese jet and its pilot are lost at sea.

13.   The Chinese jet and its pilot plunged into the sea and were lost.

14.   The Chinese jet and pilot are missing, and Bush offered to send U.S. ships and aircraft on a search-and-rescue mission.

15.   The Chinese jet plunged into the sea and its pilot is presumed dead.

16.   The Chinese jet plunged into the South China Sea and its pilot, Wang Wei, is presumed dead.

17.   The Chinese jet and its pilot were lost.

18.   The Chinese jet and its pilot, Wang Wei, were lost at sea.

19.   The Chinese jet and pilot are missing, and Bush has offered to send U.S. ships and aircraft on a search-and-rescue mission.

20.   The Chinese jet tumbled into the ocean and the pilot is presumed dead.