That plane is lucky, if it was going any quicker that meteor would have slammed right into it.
burgershot on
Was this really a meteor? I saw it too and figured it was plane vapour trails!
toomanynamesaretook on
Some kids pointed that out to me just before. Pretty sure that’s another plane, the contrail is being lit up by the setting sun.
Happy to be proven wrong.
MonteyCarlos on
Contrail from a jet, not a meteor.
Sir_charles14 on
Normally meteors have plane detectors which allows them to lock on to the plane and destroy it. Given this ‘meteor’ didn’t do that, it’s highly unlikely it is a meteor.
Google it if you don’t believe me.
Yarrick85 on
Iran’s really off target with its latest salvo
DisjointedHuntsville on
That’s like saying “Moon near plane spotted”
Fudgity on
Looking at FlightRadar24 playback, I reckon the meteor was actually Air New Zealand flight NZ261(A320N) from Christchurch to Adelaide, cruising at 36,000ft. Its route took it just north of Melbourne Airport. The other flight is possibly QantasLink flight QL1999 (E190) from Melbourne to Newcastle, which was climbing from about 6,000ft to 10,000ft at the time.
Fresh_Astronomer5206 on
That’s another plane innit
Medium_Increase1018 on
“Near” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here!
Cautious_Regular3645 on
We died??…the meteor was SOOOO CLOSE!!!
simsimdimsim on
The number of posts I’ve seen lately misidentifying what is clearly a contrail is way too high.
The-goobie on
We are surrounded by idiots every day.
BMW_M3G80 on
Yeh nah mate, meteors are a tad faster
Pundit041 on
Yep, another plane. If it’s flight path from A to B takes it in the vicinity of another major airport, best practice is to pass directly above the intermediary airport, as a navigation point. Most other planes at that point are most likely at ground level (just landing, or just taking off). Safety first!
Slayers_Picks on
Uh… Meteor?
Okay, No offense OP, but if you’re older than 18 than you need to go back to school for another 12 years lmao
ripitup32 on
It must be coming towards us at a fantastic speed!
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That plane is lucky, if it was going any quicker that meteor would have slammed right into it.
Was this really a meteor? I saw it too and figured it was plane vapour trails!
Some kids pointed that out to me just before. Pretty sure that’s another plane, the contrail is being lit up by the setting sun.
Happy to be proven wrong.
Contrail from a jet, not a meteor.
Normally meteors have plane detectors which allows them to lock on to the plane and destroy it. Given this ‘meteor’ didn’t do that, it’s highly unlikely it is a meteor.
Google it if you don’t believe me.
Iran’s really off target with its latest salvo
That’s like saying “Moon near plane spotted”
Looking at FlightRadar24 playback, I reckon the meteor was actually Air New Zealand flight NZ261(A320N) from Christchurch to Adelaide, cruising at 36,000ft. Its route took it just north of Melbourne Airport. The other flight is possibly QantasLink flight QL1999 (E190) from Melbourne to Newcastle, which was climbing from about 6,000ft to 10,000ft at the time.
That’s another plane innit
“Near” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here!
We died??…the meteor was SOOOO CLOSE!!!
The number of posts I’ve seen lately misidentifying what is clearly a contrail is way too high.
We are surrounded by idiots every day.
Yeh nah mate, meteors are a tad faster
Yep, another plane. If it’s flight path from A to B takes it in the vicinity of another major airport, best practice is to pass directly above the intermediary airport, as a navigation point. Most other planes at that point are most likely at ground level (just landing, or just taking off). Safety first!
Uh… Meteor?
Okay, No offense OP, but if you’re older than 18 than you need to go back to school for another 12 years lmao
It must be coming towards us at a fantastic speed!
Even if it was a meteor…not.even.close.
Wonder if the passangers or crew saw it?!