Spiral over Norway

This is an amazing phenomena.

This was described by 'them' on CNN as a failed Russian ICBM test. Why can't 'they' say, 'I don't know'? Nobody has any idea what this is. This is not a failed missile test, this was an electric event. It shows similarities to an analog Mandelbrot set.

We can learn things from these pictures. I would like to know how long this remained in the sky.  Did pilots see this? Were there any electrical disturbances on the ground? Was this seen by other people and where were they? How many people saw this? Did the plume change position based on the observer? Did compasses or GPS systems work? Was the internet slow in the affected area? How long did it take for Google searches to return in the affected area? Did the event affect broadcast signals? Are there pictures over time of the event? What was the barometric pressure? Humidity? Did the magnetic probes around the earth pick up anything strange? What did the interstellar medium look like at this time? Were there other magnetic events occurring on other planets at this time? Was there a solar storm at this time?

One thing I noticed in the second picture is the lack of symmetry. I also noticed that the plume is changing position based on the spiral.

There are many more questions to be asked before any answers are developed.

Thanks to those who took the pictures and to Curt Youngs for the conversation.

Addendum: 01/18/2010
This is the description of what happened.
http://wwwppd.nrl.navy.mil/whatsnew/haarp/

This is a cool site.
http://truedeity.wordpress.com/

Numerous Contrails today

Today over West Palm Beach there were more than the usual number of contrails in the sky. They were at extreme distance to each other. Rarely do I ever see contrails here in West Palm Beach. Planes usually fly over or under the altitude at which water freezes.

The temperature according to the Weather Channel was
Clear of clouds
80F
30.00 pressure and stable
Humidity 64
Dew point 67
Heat Index 82F
Ceiling 2300 feet
visibility 10 miles


My question is this. Was this a solar event that caused the extreme difference in altitude of the contrails? It appeared to extend the altitude at which contrails to more than usual. The trails were blowing at a rapid speed and perpendicular to the direction. I could see several trails spreading apart but never actually interacting with each other. They were at very different altitudes.

It was as if the area in which contrails expanded quickly and stayed expanded for only a few minutes. During that time 7 contrails existed from different planes going in different directions including one that was perpendicular to the other 6. The contrails started to blow away, dissipate. No new contrails in the sky, though planes are obviously flying over. The one trail that was going in the direction of the winds did not dissipate in the same manner as the other 6.

The event ended when a cloud expanded from low altitude on the horizon and met with the bottom area where the contrails formed. This singular cloud formed a discharge event, allowing the electrical energy to dissipate.

hypothesis: After the singular cloud extended from the ceiling at 2300 ft to the bottom of the contrail altitude, the energy in the contrail level discharged. The contrail area returned to its normal area. After this discharge the sky started producing lots of low level clouds across all of the sky. Within 15 minutes of the discharge the sky was full of low level clouds. I wish I had a camera with me. I should always carry my phone.

I think this was a magnetic event that pushed the altitude for contrails down to a low altitude. when the singular cloud met the altitude for contrails, it provided an area of conductivity that discharged the electricity in the magnetic event.

I also wish I had access to better local weather data. I really wish we could put cameras at schools with full weather labs. The kids can control the local cameras and weather gathering data systems. We should have these at all the schools.

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/class/contrail.html