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Strange Colorful Cloud Forms Over Metroplex (Dallas-FTWorth

Posted on 07/21/2005 12:38:04 PM PDT by PaulaB

-- A weird-looking cloud sporting the colors of the rainbow appeared to many in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex early Thursday afternoon.The cloud stayed in the southeastern sky for several minutes, but was obscured by other clouds at times.

NBC 5 Meteorolgist James Aydelott offered one possible explanation, saying that the sun was hitting the cloud at just the right angle, similar to a phenomenon known as "sun dogs," causing the colorful display. He also said he had never seen a cloud like this before.



TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: chemtrails; clouds; homosexualagenda; nutbagconspiracy
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To: bannie

"Okay, Beatrice. There was no alien, and the flash of light you saw in the sky wasn't a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and refracted the light from Venus."


41 posted on 07/21/2005 12:52:43 PM PDT by 50sDad ( ST3d - Star Trek Tri-D Chess! http://my.oh.voyager.net/~abartmes)
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To: PaulaB

You're more adult and dignified than me :)


42 posted on 07/21/2005 12:55:31 PM PDT by najida (The hardest person to forgive is yourself.)
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To: PaulaB

We get iridescent clouds all the time here in Colorado, and sometimes iridescent contrails. I think that's an iridescent contrail from a jet turning in a loop, hence the curved shape. (I don't think it's a arc of iridesence within the larger cloud.) If you put on dark sunglasses and look at the edges of clouds the sun is presently behind or near, you will see lots of iridescent places in the clouds - it isn't rare.


43 posted on 07/21/2005 12:55:43 PM PDT by coloradan (Hence, etc.)
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To: WIladyconservative

Doubtful.


44 posted on 07/21/2005 12:56:43 PM PDT by coloradan (Hence, etc.)
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To: najida

:) well I don't know love..but thanks


45 posted on 07/21/2005 12:56:46 PM PDT by PaulaB
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To: siunevada
Ooooh...that's esoteric, AND funny!

"Next week, Chapter 12 of War and Peace..."

47 posted on 07/21/2005 12:58:37 PM PDT by Itzlzha ("The avalanche has already started...it is too late for the pebbles to vote")
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To: coloradan
...it isn't rare.

Spoil-Sport :-p

48 posted on 07/21/2005 12:59:50 PM PDT by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: PaulaB
Ok, someone had to do this.

It's what ya'll are thinkin anyway.


49 posted on 07/21/2005 1:00:19 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: PaulaB
I have been lucky enough to see one like that driving through Utah somewhere between SLC and St George. It was so beautiful, we had to pull over and stop.

Someone once explained this phenomena to me, atmospheric crystals or some such thing, I can't remember now. lol
50 posted on 07/21/2005 1:00:21 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (Never avenge yourselves. but leave the way open for [Gods] wrath.)
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To: PaulaB

From the looks of it, I would say a plane dumped a load of blue ice that refracted the sun's rays.


51 posted on 07/21/2005 1:00:52 PM PDT by Old Professer (As darkness is the absence of light, evil is the absence of good; innocence is blind.)
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To: PaulaB
Excuse me....*blushes*....I was hungry...



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52 posted on 07/21/2005 1:01:53 PM PDT by Dallas59 (" I have a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush" John Kerry -2004)
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To: PaulaB
Another view someone took from 820


53 posted on 07/21/2005 1:02:05 PM PDT by PaulaB
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To: Dallas59

LOLOL ..OK I'm thinking American Airlines is responsible!!!


54 posted on 07/21/2005 1:03:03 PM PDT by PaulaB
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To: sofaman

He's right. Saw it many times when I lived in
So Cal.


55 posted on 07/21/2005 1:04:26 PM PDT by pbear8 (Prime Choice is back!!!!!!!)
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To: PaulaB

Another, similar photo:

http://epod.usra.edu/archive/images/sun_dog_-_downtown_phoenix.jpg


56 posted on 07/21/2005 1:07:44 PM PDT by i_dont_chat
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What do you think is the best explanation for the strange cloud seen over the Metroplex on July 21?
Choice Votes Percentage of 437 Votes
It was the sun hitting a cloud at a certain angle, similar to a "sun dog." 141 32%
It was a contrail from a plane that discharged an odd substance. 49 11%
It was a message, perhaps from one-time Hurricane Emily. 29 7%
It was a UFO! 72 16%
It was something else. 37 8%
I don't know. 109 25%
Thank you for taking our survey!

57 posted on 07/21/2005 1:09:13 PM PDT by evets (You're welcome.)
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To: PaulaB

Beware martians riding rainbows or lightning.

58 posted on 07/21/2005 1:11:38 PM PDT by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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To: PaulaB

"A weird-looking cloud sporting the colors of the rainbow appeared to many in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex"

A metro-rainbow ?


59 posted on 07/21/2005 1:15:21 PM PDT by SunnySide (Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
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To: hispanarepublicana
Maybe God is trying to send a message about Eminent Domain to the city of Arlington.

LOL...probably.....
60 posted on 07/21/2005 1:16:13 PM PDT by PaulaB
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