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Re:American Airlines confirms UFO contact over New Mexico on... by King-Aaron on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @10:26PM (#26246257)
I'm not completely up to speed on modern cruise missiles, but don't they leave a smoke trail/contrail/etc behind them if they have a conventional propulsion system? Or do they burn fairly clean in flight?
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Re:American Airlines confirms UFO contact over New Mexico on... by jcims on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @10:36PM (#26246304)
Aside from launch where they typically have some kind of boost stage, cruise missiles fly at low altitudes with small turbofan engines. Not much of a visual exhaust signature:

https://youtu.be/BGoJl8Lr46g

https://youtu.be/WyeMyhKE5Yw

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Re:American Airlines confirms UFO contact over New Mexico on... by King-Aaron on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @10:43PM (#26246338)
Ah fair enough. Thats some impressive footage by the way!
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