(meteorobs) possibly meteoric smoke trail?

[Terry Johnson]

I'm going to agree with the fuel dump.

There is no way this could possibly be a tornado.  The fuzzy blob at the
horizon is obviously a tree.  

Pretty sunset, though.
--Terry


> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org [mailto:meteorobs-
> bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Robert Haas
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 5:58 PM
> To: Global Meteor Observing Forum
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) possibly meteoric smoke trail?
> 
> Hi
> This is a Jet (f16) ?? dumping fuel
> The fuel trail is expanding in the upper atmosfeer
> Grz Robert
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Woodchuk <woodl at telus.net>
> To: Global Meteor Observing Forum <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 11:41:22 PM
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) possibly meteoric smoke trail?
> 
> 
> Ed Cannon wrote:
> > This is doubtful, but may be worth asking.  I was pointed
> > to a video of an unusual persistent smoke trail.  It was
> > photographed from Prince Edward Island, Canada.  It was
> > to the west or southwest of the photographer and westbound
> > at sunset, beginning in mid-sky and descending towards the
> > horizon.  It does not look like a contrail to me.
> >
> > The video is in four sections, and to me the third section
> > is the most interesting.  Here's the link to the video:
> 
> I think there are two different events here, look at the angles.
> 
> The first two a typical aircraft contrail.
> The third one seems much too clear to be at a far distance. Perhaps far
>  away, but
> its origin angle is lower than the first two clips.
> 
> --
> Larry Wood
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