1/14/2015: Bethel, AK, USA

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Occurred : 1/14/2015 18:00 (Entered as : 1/14/15 18:00) Reported: 1/14/2015 8:26:38 PM 20:26 Posted: 1/16/2015 Location: Bethel, AK Shape: Other Duration: 10 minutes Characteristics: The object left a trail, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
black smoke contrails over Bethel, Alaska Observed black contrail across Bethel, Alaska. Headed westerly direction. Contrail was at about a 40 degree angle from ground to event horizon. Unusual as it was jet black and contrail was zigzag shaped at top as if wind was blowing it in various directions it was then a soild line and then forked into two distinct contrails and tgen formed back into one. Object continued westerly for over ten minutes observation. Used 7x35 binoculars to watch it. Minimal clouds at time. Round? Object, about dime sized in binoculers and it continued across sky till unable to observe it with glasses. Black smoke dissipated but object was still visable.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 1/14/2015 18:00 (Entered as : 1/14/15 18:00)
Reported: 1/14/2015 8:26:38 PM 20:26
Posted: 1/16/2015
Location: Bethel, AK
Shape: Other
Duration: 10 minutes
Characteristics: The object left a trail, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object

black smoke contrails over Bethel, Alaska

Observed black contrail across Bethel, Alaska. Headed westerly direction. Contrail was at about a 40 degree angle from ground to event horizon.

Unusual as it was jet black and contrail was zigzag shaped at top as if wind was blowing it in various directions it was then a soild line and then forked into two distinct contrails and tgen formed back into one.

Object continued westerly for over ten minutes observation. Used 7x35 binoculars to watch it. Minimal clouds at time.

Round? Object, about dime sized in binoculers and it continued across sky till unable to observe it with glasses. Black smoke dissipated but object was still visable.