[TigersEye]

I think we can all agree that video from yesterday shows a vehicle moving from east to west away from the CA coast. If it was an aircraft leaving a contrail how is it that the first part of the contrail appears to originate in the west on the horizon? Wouldn’t the contrail of an aircraft leaving the CONUS originate over land to the east of the coast?

[D-fendr]

Any direction would be apparent direction. If it is a jet contrail, it’s apparent motion would be mostly vertical, it’s actual path would be mostly horizontal to the earth’s surface.

Here’s the flight path of one jet that’s been offered as a possibility as far as direction and time:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE808/history/20101108/1955Z/PHNL/KPHX

Here’s a link to the vectors/physics of it:

http://uncinus.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/4/

[Drago]

I think we can all agree that video from yesterday shows a vehicle moving from east to west away from the CA coast.

 It looks like it is moving South to North to me...cleaner video here:

http://www.necn.com/11/09/10/Mysterious-missile-launched-off-Californ/landing_scitech.html?blockID=348833&feedID=4213

 

Radar archive for SAN (San Diego):

http://www4.passur.com/san.html

 

Right now I am guessing Alaska Airlines #225, Las Cabos, Mexico to San Francisco.