[calex59]

Flight tracker has the flight number US Airways flight 808 from Hawaii to Phoenix

It is readily admitted that the vehicle was traveling WEST, a flight coming in from HI would be moving east. This explanation is BS. I've watched missile launches sine I was a young man in the 60s and this was a missile launch.

[CharlesWayneCT]

No, it was moving east. It was suggested it was moving west because it was assumed the contrail was a rocket plume, and it was bigger at the “bottom” which suggested it was closer at the bottom. IN fact, the “bottom” is just the furthest part away, going over the horizon, and is bigger because it has spread out over time.

Have you ever noticed how much bigger the moon is when it first rises up out of the ground at night?

[Names Ash Housewares]

No, west flight works perfect to explain. The contrail spreads out farther away, as it has had time to spread out, and makes that portion look close, the closer portion of the contrail is thin because it is fresh, and makes it look farther away as if it is moving away to the west.

You can back down from Defcon 5 ok?

It was an airliner.

I'm appreciate good paranoia, LOL it's healthy to a certian point, but this ain't it.