Meteor, Fireball
Taken by Trevor Hayward on September 4, 2014 @ Burton, Michigan 48519
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Date Taken: 2014:09:04 17:18:28
  
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We were out taking pictures of the storm clouds forming when we noticed a contrail that appeared to be falling from the moon. This is not a flight path of an airplane. Upon reviewing the photographs, the first one shows the faint signs of what I think is the initial stages of friction creating a trail.
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perhaps nearby doppler radar data will show this object. I know it did at West, Texas and a several other falls. Meteorite hunters use those weather radar images to locate potential debris fields.
Posted by dougr855 2014-09-04 20:13:58
Maybe it was Hillsboro, Tx.
Posted by dougr855 2014-09-04 20:14:51
Trevor, I would love this to be a meteor train and I hope it might be, but everything about it to me looks like a contrail. Obvious contrails get posted as meteors quite often, or even thought to be comets! Please can you tell me why you said this is not a flight path of an airplane? You may have some additional information that you are not posting and I would love to know what is convincing you otherwise? Did you see it form? A meteor coving that distance would be a fraction of a second. Did you watch it dissipate? How long did it take! Using the size of the moon, it looks exactly like a contrail. Perhaps it was a higher then usual aircraft which looked different to what you are used to? Please post here or send me a private message. Good luck. Brian Whittaker
Posted by AstroPilot 2014-09-05 12:24:10
Meteors have bright light if they leave such a trail at daylight. Remember the Chelyabinks fireball!
This one was a contrail, winds blew it and it became curly, dissipated where the air was less humid.
Posted by LandyGyebnar 2014-09-05 14:58:03
 
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