Thanks to our loyal reader Indrid Cold for the heads up on this one.
A weird comet-like streak was filmed flying over NYC yesterday evening, just a few days after the California contrail/missile controversy. The CBS 2 New York chopper took the footage and had a difficult time explaining what they were actually recording. CBS 2 then consulted with an astronomer:
CBS 2 reached out to a top astronomer who looked at the video. He said it looks beautiful, but that is was like nothing more than what’s known as a “contrail” — condensation from a commercial or military jet.
Full source: CBS 2 NY
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — Did you see it? Chopper 2 HD sure did.
It was a bizarre, glowing red-hot streak in the sky — right at sunset Wednesday — moving briskly behind the Manhattan skyline.
CBS 2 reached out to a top astronomer who looked at the video. He said it looks beautiful, but that is was like nothing more than what’s known as a “contrail” — condensation from a commercial or military jet.
The sighting came one day after a mysterious condensation trail was spotted off the coast of California. Speculation over the object that caused it ranged from a fired missile to a contrail from a commercial airliner.
Most experts now believe an airplane caused that vapor trail.
What went down over the skies of NYC Wednesday was just the latest in a series of weird events that have captivated tri-state area residents over the last few years. Back on Oct. 13, CBS 2 cameras captured objects in the sky while shooting up above Chelsea at 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue.
Local media and the NYPD received several calls throughout that afternoon.
However, as CBS 2 cameras showed, the objects appeared to be yellow balloons, although there was initially no official confirmation from the NYPD. On the streets below there was a lot of intrigue about the mystery that was going on up above.
Strange sightings in the sky are not new to our area. Back in January of 2009, odd red, blinking lights could be seen across Morris County, N.J., and officials thought they had figured out what caused them.
In the end, though, it wasn’t exactly a close encounter.
It turns out the lights were part of a hoax. Prosecutors said two men with too much time on their hands pulled off the trick with five flares, fishing line and helium balloons.
Just like the west coast!
Now I usually don’t care too much for conspiracy theories and all, but this is kinda creeping me out. I mean, yea we have scientists giving us explanations as to what we are seeing up in the sky, but how many times can you use the “contrail excuse” ? Unless this thing in NYC was really a contrail; then I have to be honest and say that I have never seen a contrail do what it did over NYC.
I’ve noticed a strong increase in UFO reports during the last few months, most are rubbish, some are creepy…..yet some just baffle the mind. Whatever is going on, I wanna be prepared for the arrival of these aliens.
Better learn my hand signs:
