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A video showing an object object flying in the sky in West Virginia has been shared on Twitter and has garnered thousands of likes.
However, the object in the video is not a meteor or a “fireball ball” but a contracell, which is formed when the exhaust gas from a created altitude aircraft mixes with water vapor at very cold temperatures.
AMS (American Meteorological Society) explains what Contracell is and how you can tell if the object in the video is really a fireball or a meteor.
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A video of “Fireball” in West Virginia has been shared on Twitter
On December 27, a video of something flying from the sky in West Virginia was shared on Twitter.
The video has received thousands of likes, and many are sharing its principles on what it is – many believing it to be a meteor or “fireball ball”.
AMS confirms there were no fireballs in West Virginia
One reason we know the video was not a meteor is because the meteor falls from the sky in seconds, and the video on Twitter is about two minutes long.
Says AMS (American Meteor Society): “If you had enough time to grab your phone to take a photo, it’s definitely not a fireball. Fireballs usually last only a few seconds. Long fireballs are extremely rare. “
What is a control?
Scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared a statement about Contrell.
The factsheet states:
“Contrails are line-shaped clouds or” condensation trails “made up of ice particles that appear behind a jet aircraft engine, usually at an altitude cruise altitude in the upper atmosphere.
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