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Old 11-20-2002, 10:00 AM   #9
russotto
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Originally posted by BrianR
I saw a few last night.

But, I saw something else that I'm not sure about.

What I saw was a satellite...probably a ComSat in low Earth Orbit, leaving a contrail low near the horizon. This was NOT a jet (too high/fast) or a
Brian
Sorry, you saw a jet. Any satellite that was in enough atmosphere to leave a contrail would be a meteor (i.e. it would burn up) in short order.
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