Well...here goes Most civilian radar sites actually track transponders aboard aircraft rather than the reflection from the skin of the plane. I know a lot of you know that. My point is, just because there isnothing on the radar tapes doesn't mean there was nothing there. Now MILITARY radar is another matter. We still haven't heard from them yet.
BreakingNews.com : Update on mystery plume over Calif.: Defense official tells NBC most likely cause was an airplane, not a missile
There were off-shore earthquakes around this time in the area.Could a subsurface methyl hydrate strata have exploded in response to the earthquake and somehow focused into an upward, concentrated plume?
Could a subsurface methyl hydrate strata have exploded in response to the earthquake and somehow focused into an upward, concentrated plume?
It's always possible. But that doesn't explain the black helicopters that fly over my house every time I put my tin foil hat on.
Quote from: rdale on 11/09/2010 11:41 pmIt's always possible. But that doesn't explain the black helicopters that fly over my house every time I put my tin foil hat on.And now there are reports that a cruise ship had a fire in its engine room in the _same general area_ (give or take a thousand miles). Coincidence? I think not!
And now there are reports that a cruise ship had a fire in its engine room in the _same general area_ (give or take a thousand miles). Coincidence? I think not!
Quote from: HIPAR on 11/09/2010 08:58 pmAircraft contrail? What's the flight number? What's the altitude? What's the course? Whats the airspeed? Does the meteorological data at the time of sighting match the characteristics of the contrail? Were other aircraft over the west coast producing dense looking contrails?Already answered: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/USA808/history/20101108/1955Z/PHNL/KPHXI have a buddy who, when I can get in touch with him, can probably turn the ADS-B data from FlightAware into a Google Earth KML file. Then you can just go into, adjust your "vantage point" in GE, and see a fair approximation of the visual generated from the helicopter's view.
Aircraft contrail? What's the flight number? What's the altitude? What's the course? Whats the airspeed? Does the meteorological data at the time of sighting match the characteristics of the contrail? Were other aircraft over the west coast producing dense looking contrails?
I'm pretty sure this was westward-trending, otherwise the ruse would have been revealed as it went overhead on its way to Phoenix. It was clearly heading into the sunset.