<p>It is most likely a jet contrail. Not all contrails are persistent, and a high altitude jet can be seen over a great distance.</p>

<p>A fireball may leave a trail, but if it does, then it is likely to persist for as long or longer than a jet contrail. A fireball appears to move much faster than a jet, crossing the sky in a few seconds. It also appears to be very bright.</p>

<p>The image and description both point to this being a jet.</p>

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2018-03-07T15:32:04.303Z
2018-03-07T15:32:04.303Z
James K
<p>Today I saw something that passed like a jet. But am sure it's not so because jet will leave a long track of its passage. It moved in a straight line with sparkling track and what I saw was observed even from  200kms away from my destination. What could it be?<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/XN2is.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2018-03-06T14:32:42.530Z
Where, when? Did you see the object moving? Was it bright and fast? (so that only last a couple of seconds) You say it "passed like a jet" that normally take longer than that. Please [edit] to add details.
James K
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2018-03-07T10:45:57.040Z
Once I saw a meteor at might and it looked as sparking as in a cartoon. The many I saw were just traces but that one was much more round headed leaving sparks. Perhaps it was the same in your case. But it wasn't lasting more than 1 second
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It moved in a straight line with sparkling track.What could it be?
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# It moved in a straight line with sparkling track.What could it be?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-06)

Today I saw something that passed like a jet. But am sure it's not so because jet will leave a long track of its passage. It moved in a straight line with sparkling track and what I saw was observed even from 200kms away from my destination. What could it be?![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/XN2is.jpg)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Where, when? Did you see the object moving? Was it bright and fast? (so that only last a couple of seconds) You say it "passed like a jet" that normally take longer than that. Please [edit] to add details.  
> **username_2**: Once I saw a meteor at might and it looked as sparking as in a cartoon. The many I saw were just traces but that one was much more round headed leaving sparks. Perhaps it was the same in your case. But it wasn't lasting more than 1 second  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-03-07. Score: 2

It is most likely a jet contrail. Not all contrails are persistent, and a high altitude jet can be seen over a great distance.

A fireball may leave a trail, but if it does, then it is likely to persist for as long or longer than a jet contrail. A fireball appears to move much faster than a jet, crossing the sky in a few seconds. It also appears to be very bright.

The image and description both point to this being a jet.


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