Strange Contrail

[Orphic]

Have no idea what this is, anyone got some thoughts? Have looked closely at the pics and it doesn't appear to be photoshopped, but then I'm no expert either.
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread654171/pg1

 

[flateric]

Once more a proof how many idiots are gathered like moths at light on ATS (please don't think I'm talking of you) - most of all I liked 'are this normal to launch rockets at night?'...once you see this in the skies, you just should go check the exact date photos were made and then - who and where was launching missile or rocket on this day or night. That's all, period.
It was Zenit 3L rocket with Electro meteosat
www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11381

 

[Machdiamond]

Here is another example of a twilight rocket plume: http://www.spacearchive.info/minotaur-streak.htm

When I lived in South Florida, I never missed twilight launches from Cape Canaveral as you could see the sunlit rocket plumes from all the way down to Miami. Spectacular sights were always in store and lasted no more than a couple of minutes. The Aurora is a nice bonus though.

--Luc

 

[Michel Van]

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread654171/pg1
shows wounderfull picture of Zenit 3L rocket launching the Electro meteosat
launch from Spaceport in Kazakhstan how it fly over Siberia...

http://www.spacearchive.info/minotaur-streak.htm
similar exhaust plume were see in south Chile ans Argentina during 1980s
labeled as UFO sighting, were only upper stage of Soviet rockets launching Spysats...