In article ,
Brian Thorn wrote:

On Tue, 9 Nov 2010 23:32:17 +0000 (UTC), Rick Jones
wrote:

A US Airways 757, Honolulu to Phoenix flew through the area at the
time of the sighting.

Its contrail though should look like it was appearing out of the ocean
in the West and then going overhead to the East shouldn't it?

Which it does. The wider part of the trail is farther away from the
viewer, as the contrail expanded with time. The narrow tip of the
trail is actually closest to the viewer, passing 30,000 feet above and
ahead of the camera.

Brian

Not only that, but ascending smoke trails from rockets get all
raggedy-looking as the rocket gains altitude, through winds of varying
speeds and directions. Conclusion: contrail at altitude.