[Tommyjo]

Some excellent Flightaware analysis on the following. See webcam footage of another contrail plume 24 hours after the helicopter footage.

http://www.bahneman.com/liem/tmp/it_was_awe808.png

‘Posted by: Liembo | 11/9/10 | 10:22 pm |
My research shows it as AWE808, or UPS902, their altitude (for contrail formation) and position are both pretty close, though I believe 808 is the stronger candidate. I base this one the way AWE808 appeared on the horizon TODAY (Tuesday, Nov. 9) on its same flight path at approximately the same time. I made a screen cap of a Newport Beach webcam with AWE808 making a very familiar contrail to the west.’

From

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/11/mystery-missile-is-probably-a-jet/

[DouglasKC]

I saw something very similar over Lake Michigan the other night under similar circumstances...i.e. near sunset. There was a contrail that appeared to be almost vertical....following it up it was obvious that it was a jet moving very quickly, but very high. If I had seen it at it’s apogee it’s contrail would have looked like a missile launch.

[Tommyjo]

Some more video footage from California on 11/9/10. More evidence of how aircraft contrails can be misinterpreted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vNCCkd7Qsg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJi2L4QC_fk

‘This footage was taken in Orange County California on November 9th, 2010 between 5pm and 5:30pm. One day after the original controversial missile footage was taken. Is it a second mystery?

It was taken from the 4th floor offices of Binary Pulse Technology Marketing through heavily tinted windows. It was taken with a commercial-grade HD camera by a professional cameraman employed by Binary Pulse.

The trail clearly began over the ocean and shot straight up from a billowing cloud of smoke. It then took a sharp change of course, heading south and west...eventually disappearing.’

[Tommyjo]

Some more examples of how an aircraft contrail can be misidentified as a ballistic missile launch. It is purely about perspective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sVmjpDZLN0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaCTP-i7tX8

[Tommyjo]

Some excellent work from the guys over at Above Top Secret.

The following images prove that it was no missile. The helo cameraman admitted that he filmed the trail for 10 minutes. No ballistic missile would be in view for that length of time. As the airliner approaches the coast the contrail dissapates and it carries on its easterly heading.

Here are some independent images. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/gallery?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7776159&photo=1

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/gallery?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7776159&photo=2

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/gallery?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7776159&photo=3

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/gallery?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7776159&photo=4

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/gallery?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7776159&photo=5

Images from a weather sat. The airliner contrail is shown and is blown south.