Previously Unseen 9/11 Video Reveals Twin Towers Collapse From Rare Angle
Previously unseen footage of the September 11 attacks has resurfaced online, showing the collapse of the World Trade Center towers from a rare angle in New York City.
The striking video was recorded by Kei Sugimoto, who was living in Manhattan’s East Village when the attacks occurred on September 11, 2001.
Footage Hidden for 23 Years
Sugimoto filmed the burning Twin Towers using a Sony VX2000 camera after witnessing the second aircraft strike the World Trade Center.
The recording remained unseen publicly until he rediscovered the videotape among items stored in his closet and released the footage in 2024—23 years after it was captured.
A Rare View of the Twin Towers Collapse
The approximately six-minute video captures smoke rising over Lower Manhattan before showing the towers collapsing and an enormous cloud of debris spreading across the city.
Filmed from a rooftop in the East Village, the footage presents a wider and previously unfamiliar perspective of one of the most devastating moments in American history.
Video Resurfaces Online
The recording has once again attracted widespread attention on social media, with viewers describing the rare footage as powerful and deeply unsettling more than two decades after the September 11 attacks.
