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Forum:	Free Space
Topic:	Fireball over Maine? Feb. 8, 2014 [video]

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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="arial, helvetica">T O P I C     R E V I E W</font></CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Saturn V</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Anyone want to comment on what this object is? Is it fake? Is it a contrail?<P><center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/oo6Qf4nu7d4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

I Bruce W York filmed this today saturday after noon 2/8/2014 at aprox 5:00 pm. Did anyone else see anything around this time in the sky? Does anyone know what this is or was?

stsmithva

Here is a pretty convincing argument that it is a jet contrail, lit by the low sun which cast a shadow behind it.

Saturn V

Agreed. The thing that had me stumped was the way it did not seem to move, was pretty thick at what appeared to be "the front" of the trail, and the area that looked like black smoke.

Thanks for finding the link for the explanation. I searched and searched this morning but came up empty. Fun stuff.

Lou Chinal

Yes, I have to agree also.

As a contrail can suddenly seem to stop when it enters a different wind conditions and temperatures.

p51

Could easily be a contrail or cloud going up at an angle away from the viewer, with the bottom part illumated by low-angle sun and the upper shaded by clouds from behind the viewer's shoulder.

gliderpilotuk

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Originally posted by stsmithva:
Here is a pretty convincing argument that it is a jet contrail, lit by the low sun which cast a shadow behind it.

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