Probably a plane that disrupted the clouds and the sunset is reflecting off them different than the rest.
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I’m gonna check out flight paths from yesterday to see if that’s the case. I’m real close to an airport so I wouldn’t doubt that to be the case. It’s more the color it was that threw me off.
Well?!
He's dead. The aliens took issue and doubled back.
Not dead but my uh.. orifices are not ok.
You signed the forms, you knew what you were agreeing to
Probed.
Been busy but I tried to search on my phone and all I could find was live flight tracking data. Hoping to check on my laptop later tonight.
The evidence I'd add to that is it seems to start in the middle of a section of clouds, and then slowly change the width of the disturbed area. If the line makes that hard 90 degree turn that OP mentioned, it could be the final descent pattern of a plane landing at an airport.
Not a meteorologist but definitely aliens. Don't get probed man.
I'm not a meteorologist, but I do know a thing or two about plasma.
Plasma is very short lived. Think on the order of microseconds at atmospheric pressures. So unless there was a massive linear source of power along the whole length, this isn't plasma.
The visual effects probably have to do with the fact that the sun was very low. I'm guessing the particle size distribution in that line is notably different from the size of particles in the clouds surrounding it, leading to much stronger reflection of evening light.
I am curious as to the meteoroligical explanation for the line though.
Makes sense about plasma being short lived. It was just so close to the color I imagine an aurora to be along with the glow. I mentioned in another comment but I’m gonna look at the flight paths near here at that time to see if something comes up.
My non-expert but I just read a book about clouds guess:
Those cirrus clouds are typically made of ice crystals. A plane disturbed them, leaving a contrail of water. Water refracts light differently than ice, seen more clearly at dusk.
That would make total sense given the time of day. I hadn’t thought about the different make up of a cloud due to altitude.
All things serve the beam!
See the Turtle! Ain't he keen!
So disappointed that no meteorologist said: "a meteor probably".
Looks like a contrail from one or more airplanes near the same altitude of the clouds.
It looks a little like a Skyfall.
And it crumbles
Chemtrails!!! They’re turning the freakin’ frogs gay!!!!111
/s
I sent a link to my local TV meteorologist. Will update if I hear back.
Surgical scar
Athena sprung out of Zeus's head like a bad splitting headache. So, uh, the world is either gonna get a lot more wise or a lot more violent
Just looking around, my money is on violent
Ley lines
Chemtrails! Obviously
/s
Its obviously a crack in the space-time continuum. The universe have been watching our elections and was disappointed on November 5. This is an obvious sign of the end times. Now drown in fear, you mortal being.
Normally, i would assume both theories are jokes
But considering that the comment used "/s" to indicate ths first theory being a joke, but not for the second one, does that mean that a crack in time is more likely than chemtrails?
You know those "The earth isn't flat, its obviously a [Insert Shape Here]" jokes?
This is like that.
Now the joke is ruined.
🥲
You shall perish in the crack in space-time continuum.
Adava Kedavera!
A rip in the multiverse. Source: trust me bro
Moses
Hey all, I saw news about starlink internet satellites making such trails in sky. Can't it be this? Nobody mentioned it.
How? They orbit quite a lot higher than the highest clouds.
Highest clouds are like 70-90km. Starlink Sats are 500km+
Right. Hadn't thought about that. Thanks.