[paul in cape]

Contrails are never that close to the horizon. They form only because the ultra hot exhaust meets the ultra cool air high up in the sky. If the plane was near the ground, you might get a little smog, if you're lucky.

My guess, it was the ChiComs launching from a sub off our Pacific coast to show O-Zero who's boss.

After all, Barack is Muslim for "He Who Can Be Rolled."

[bkepley]

OK - so it was a chicom missle launched off the coast of California and all the experts here declare it’s heading North-West...where did it go?

[RetSignman]

[Contrails are never that close to the horizon]

I agree, my guess whomever took some of those pictures was using telephoto lenses.

What I was trying to show is the NUMBER of trails shown as opposed to the single propulsion in the missile photos and they WERE closer to the horizon.

[D-fendr]

Contrails are never that close to the horizon.

Until same time, same place yesterday?

Or last year off CA:

Or some of these...?