Dale: Fascinating footage, I tend to agree with Kim about the Contrail though. Due to time of day, direction and shape it looks like a short contrail with great reflections off the setting sun. Note Patrick comments about the stars being pin-point which would be a good clue that the air was very dry which would lead to very short contrails as well. Thank your wife talking the video and being quick enough to grab a camera. It's great footage and a good mystery. Bob -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Kim Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:48 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] UFO? Dale, From your original post I suspected that your wife recorded a jet contrail. Coincidentally, tonight at around the same time of evening (maybe a bit earlier) my son and I were returning home from a trip to Ephraim and I saw two jets in the western sky, both with contrails virtually identical to what you and your wife saw. When the weather is like this (and I don't know the technical terminology to describe it; warm, dry air mass?) contrails will appear very short, but may still be there. They rapidly dissipate. You can see the split in the contrail due to the plane's fuselage in the images. Anyway, still interesting and fun that your wife was observant enough and acted quickly enough to get images. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Dale Wilson Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:37 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] UFO? Here it is. Pardon the editing. The time and date are correct. My wife recorded this last night. No news was made on the stations and I am shocked nobody else has reported seeing this. It looks like a comet or a meteorite in slow motion. It was orange and went south-west. I'm open to ideas. Dale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmicX7SNR_c _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com