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A contrail from the missile testing in New Mexico

Friday morning, September the 13th at 5:30 a.m., I went out to get in a 3 mile hike/walk before it got too warm.  As I started up the driveway I noticed how bright the sliver of the moon was, but because it was still dark I knew I wasn't going to get a good picture of it.  I continued down Placid Place glancing up to the east at the moon when all of a sudden a very bright line of light appeared.  It looked like it was cutting or parting the sky, and it was traveling up, up, up!  I stopped walking, wondering what is it?  No wonder so many people in the southwest report UFO's.  

I was mesmerized and my feet were stuck--they just wouldn't move!  I knew I needed my camera but I couldn't move--I watched this light curve all of a sudden, and it spread out with a rainbow of color.  Still I was wondering what was going on?  Finally my feet started moving and I was able to get my camera before this phenomenon was completely gone.

(Copyright 2012)