[fabian]

I have seen plenty of Jets take off from LAX and none of them leave a plume contrail like this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAZLYn44FeQ&feature=related

What is wrong with you? Are you paid to spin this?

[Yardstick]

Naturally they don't leave a contrail when they're taking off. Contrails generally only form at high altitudes.

And when they do, they can look like this:

[Tommyjo]

Not the first time that an aircraft contrail has caused a missile flap in the US.

Florida 2008

Link to video

California 2009

Link to video

If both of these had been run on prime time TV then you would be getting the same reaction as on 8th November. Those pesky Chicom subs have been busy in the last few years!