Mystery picture...what do you think this is?

[AKcharger]

I took these last night on the way out to the St. Paul, a little island between Alaska and Russia. We were at 16,000 feet and these seemed way higher. I haven't seen anything like this before. 
- thought it was contrails from an air-to-air refueling track but center said no current or recent activity.
- no military ops going on
- no missile/rocket launches advertised
- and not a "trick" picture, just used my IPad.

...probably a drunk alien I think, what about you guys?

[Darkman]

A "weather balloon" rapidly deflating??

[JB400]

Russian stealth aircraft?

[Cooter]

A Hoax?

[XH29N0G]

 

[projectanimal]

The Alien from DOH last season?!!  LOL

[Dino]

THEY'RE HERE!!!!!!!    

[Old Moparz]

Cigarette smoke.

[billfury]

Hair on the lense?

[PlainfieldCharger]

Looks like to Time Warp Nebula from Star Trek...

[Nacho-RT74]

DUNNO BUT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT WALLPAPER

BOB you crack me up

[AKcharger]

Love the smoking bird! 

- Not a hoax, I'm the one who took it, The Capt and I just looked up and said "...hmm that's wierd" and each took some pics, no sinister plot
- Nope not a hair on lens, was there for about 20-30 min
- Looks like the "Nexus" doesn't it?

If I had to explain it I'd say it was a contrail from a missile shot. The closest place is Russia but I believe all their stuff is in Kazakhstan not the Arctic ocean and there were no NOTAMS (notices to Airmen) about any launches. The picture below is the closest I could find on google to mine, it's of a minute man ICBM launch, but shows an ingress (beginning) my pic just has squiggly contrails with no ingress or egress?

Oh well 

[Dino]

Whatever it is it's very pretty...just don't inhale it kids.

[BigBlackDodge]

Dyslexic sky writer?


BBD

[Patronus]

Haarp?

[mauve66]

firefly with a JATO attached......................

[Bob T]

No idea, but interesting nonetheless.
Got any other oddball nighttime pics AKcharger?

[AKcharger]

Nope, that's it...wait I have one of my cat, but I don't think anyone cares about that 

[Finoke]

Chip Foose inspired cloud??? 

[TruckDriver]

Cigarette smoke.

[68coronetGLwannabe]

One of Joe dirts whistling bunghole fireworks outta control?  By the way very cool picture. 

[Bob]

Cigarette smoke.

[Tom Q]

do you want a serious answer?

[AKcharger]

If someones got one yes, Don't have a good explaination for it...

[polywideblock]

have a friend that's into that "conspiracy theory"crap. showed him pic and he freaked out! says to goggle "sky fauna"some theory about unknown giant "sky "jellyfish  don't shoot the messenger I'm just passing on what he said

[AKcharger]

LOL...you got me I actually looked, "sky fauna" is some scottish rock band. But I do like the airborne jelly fish theory

Oh this probably would go well on some conspirasy  theory web site

[polywideblock]

my friend was deadly serious . he is on those sites all the time, if you look hard enough this pic will be on there somewhere said he was going to post it yesterday.it  REALY freaked him out

[AKcharger]

Maybe I didn't look hard enough. It's cool to think my picture might be famous!