Methinks it is the not-so-secret-anymore slush hydrogen/methane fuel replacement for the much beloved SR71-Blackbird; AURORA, doing night flights. Aurora supposedly uses some form of Pulse Detonation Wave Engine which leaves a very distinctive trail in the sky. The exhaust contrail has been described (when seen in daytime skies) as "donuts-on-a-rope", because as the engine pulses it poops out little donut-shaped clouds of exhaust. If, for some reason, those donuts are made to glow at night then you have hovering lights.
Here is a link to a picture one of those odd contrails: http://www.aemann.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/donuts/report6/A_2l.jpg
If not Aurora, some other kind of pulse engine might also do that - perhaps a newer generation aicraft.
If the aliens were coming, no way in heck they'd only go to phoenix. I mean, it's a nice enough town, but tokyo's gotta be more interesting. or madrid, or even sydney!
hiya Cube...hmmmmm...are they comin to take us away ..lol
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ReplyDeleteMethinks it is the not-so-secret-anymore slush hydrogen/methane fuel replacement for the much beloved SR71-Blackbird; AURORA, doing night flights. Aurora supposedly uses some form of Pulse Detonation Wave Engine which leaves a very distinctive trail in the sky. The exhaust contrail has been described (when seen in daytime skies) as "donuts-on-a-rope", because as the engine pulses it poops out little donut-shaped clouds of exhaust. If, for some reason, those donuts are made to glow at night then you have hovering lights.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to a picture one of those odd contrails: http://www.aemann.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/donuts/report6/A_2l.jpg
If not Aurora, some other kind of pulse engine might also do that - perhaps a newer generation aicraft.
I don't think these are aliens, or weather balloons, or Aurora contrails.
ReplyDeleteIt think it's more likely that these are lights on some kind of craft that the military is keeping quiet.
The Beast agrees, cube. AURORA is actually old technology by now.
ReplyDeletethb: one thing I don't think they are is military flares!
ReplyDeleteBTW is there anyone out there who can spot the Star Trek reference?
ReplyDeleteSure...
ReplyDeleteTHERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!!!
If the aliens were coming, no way in heck they'd only go to phoenix. I mean, it's a nice enough town, but tokyo's gotta be more interesting. or madrid, or even sydney!
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brooke: impressive, but can you name the Cardassian Gul in the photo?
ReplyDeletebw: really, why don't they go to MIT?
Sure! I love those Cardies, as O'Brien would say!
ReplyDeleteIt's Gul Madred.
brooke: woot! you're almost as good as me ;-)
ReplyDeleteWe are geek chic, aren't we? LOL!
ReplyDeletebrooke: yes!!!!
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