"Gene" wrote in message ...

On Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:20:08 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:21:10 -0500, HarryK wrote:

On 11/9/10 7:46 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:20:02 -0500, wrote:

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, issued a
statement jointly with the U.S. Northern Command, or NORTHCOM, saying
that the contrail was not the result of a foreign military launching a
missile. It provided no further details.

Of course that implies that they know what it was - probably some
classified test.


Or, just as likely, they're clueless. But I agree that it was some sort
of U.S. military "exercise."

NBC is saying this was just a commercial airliner contrail shot from
an angle that made it look like a rocket.

That really sounds far fetched..... I work at an airport and we do
enjoy watching contrails and discussing aerodynamics of same, given
appropriate metrological conditions.....

BUT, even with perfect metrological conditions, mistaking that for a
rocket/missile shot really tries the imagination....

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One of the reports I saw referred to smoke in contrails. That and having
witnessed a BUNCH of launches from KSC and Cape Canaveral AFS nailed the
"official" report as BS for me.