Hi Bob, You make a pretty convincing argument. After pondering your seven points I decided I had better lay off the wine before making any more assertions on List. I am not so sure now what this thing was. As they say in Alabama..."Hit shor don't look like no aeroplane."
Guido -----Original Message----- >From: "Matson, Robert D." <robert.d.mat...@saic.com> >Sent: Nov 9, 2010 11:54 PM >To: Count Deiro <countde...@earthlink.net>, meteorite list ><meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >Subject: OT: Not a missile -- a jet contrail > >Hi Count, > >Quite a few pieces of evidence against a missile launch: > >1. Military says they didn't launch anything >2. No NOTAM submitted (in heavily congested int'l airport corridor) >3. SLBMs never launch from coastal California waters >4. No upper atmospheric, differential wind shear of the plume >5. Contrail grew far too slowly for a missile launch >6. Contrail did not persist after sunset (no twilight glow) >7. No corresponding high-speed, high-altitude object on radar > >--Rob > >-----Original Message----- >From: Count Deiro [mailto:countde...@earthlink.net] >Sent: Tue 11/9/2010 11:37 PM >To: Richard Kowalski; meteorite list; Matson, Robert D. >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Not a missile -- a jet contrail > >Hello Richard and Listoids, > >The subject contrail/combustion byproduct/condensation trail was not made by a >turbojet powered aircraft. There is only one trail and it displays a massive >constant volume atypical of conventional multi-engine aircraft which display a >separate condensation trail from each engine. High altitude can make an >airliner's condensation trails look like a single artifact, but when seen >closer you easily can count the engines by the individual trails. > >The volume and density of this trail belie any water condensed trail I have >seen from an aircraft. The trail of a rocket powered X15 isn't anywhere near >as massive as this dude.. In my learned opinion, this missle was powered by a >single (non-staging) big ass, solid fuel rocket engine. It looks like your >standard submarine launched ICBM going down range to our Pacific Test Area. > >Did you see the helicopter hovering in an observing position? > >Best, > >Count Deiro >IMCA 3536 > >P.S. In another life I was the Director of Aviation Facilities for the Hughes >Tool Co. and an ATP rated aviator. > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Richard Kowalski <damoc...@yahoo.com> >>Sent: Nov 9, 2010 6:54 PM >>To: meteorite list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>, " Robert D.Matson" >><robert.d.mat...@saic.com> >>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Not a missile -- a jet contrail >> >>OK >> >>I'd like to see the third one i more detail, but its probably a contrail. >> >> >>-- >>Richard Kowalski >>Full Moon Photography >>IMCA #1081 > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
