Great balls of fire !!!

SteamWake · 12-07-10, 02:18 PM

More un-explained weirdness in the sky..

http://www.ajc.com/video?bcpid=97471...d=700744798001

GoldenRivet · 12-07-10, 02:24 PM

That is the setting sunlight striking the contrail of a large twin engined jet aircraft, the sunlight in this scenario is refracting off the thickest and most humidified portion of the contrail as it leaves the engine and trails several hundred ft behind the aircraft. As the humidity of the contrail dissipates, less light is refracted.

Another airplane exhibiting the same phenomenon is visible to the right heading in another direction midway through the vid.

I've seen this happen hundreds and really probably thousands of times in my aviation career.

its nothing to get excited about.

12-07-10, 02:29 PM

No doubt...contrails. Unlike the rocket plumes over Cali last month.

Helicopter pilots know the difference btwn rockets and contrails.

Let's remember Obama was out of the country at the time. What ever that means.

Weiss Pinguin · 12-07-10, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Third Man

Let's remember Obama was out of the country at the time. What ever that means.

Probably nothing

AVGWarhawk · 12-07-10, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

That is the setting sunlight striking the contrail of a large twin engined jet aircraft, the sunlight in this scenario is refracting off the thickest and most humidified portion of the contrail as it leaves the engine and trails several hundred ft behind the aircraft. As the humidity of the contrail dissipates, less light is refracted.

Another airplane exhibiting the same phenomenon is visible to the right heading in another direction midway through the vid.

I've seen this happen hundreds and really probably thousands of times in my aviation career.

its nothing to get excited about.

No way. Those are UFO's for sure.

krashkart · 12-07-10, 09:55 PM

Not UFO's. A top-secret government project to make us look up in the sky and say, "Holy crawdads!! Lookit that!"

Platapus · 12-07-10, 09:58 PM

The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.

Oh look at the cooleo pen!

Love that movie!

12-07-10, 02:18 PM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Great balls of fire !!! More un-explained weirdness in the sky.. http://www.ajc.com/video?bcpid=97471...d=700744798001 __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

12-07-10, 02:24 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	That is the setting sunlight striking the contrail of a large twin engined jet aircraft, the sunlight in this scenario is refracting off the thickest and most humidified portion of the contrail as it leaves the engine and trails several hundred ft behind the aircraft. As the humidity of the contrail dissipates, less light is refracted. Another airplane exhibiting the same phenomenon is visible to the right heading in another direction midway through the vid. I've seen this happen hundreds and really probably thousands of times in my aviation career. its nothing to get excited about. __________________ Last edited by GoldenRivet; 12-07-10 at 02:35 PM.

12-07-10, 09:58 PM	#7
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus. Oh look at the cooleo pen! Love that movie! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-07-10, 02:29 PM	#3
The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	No doubt...contrails. Unlike the rocket plumes over Cali last month. Helicopter pilots know the difference btwn rockets and contrails. Let's remember Obama was out of the country at the time. What ever that means.

12-07-10, 09:55 PM	#6
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Not UFO's. A top-secret government project to make us look up in the sky and say, "Holy crawdads!! Lookit that!"