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High flying white jet leaving an expanding trail

The Chemtrail conspiracy theory claims that some trails left behind jet aircraft are different in appearance and quality from those of normal contrails, may be composed of harmful chemicals, and that these different contrails are being deliberately produced, and covered up by the government. These unusual trails are referred to as "chemtrails" (a portmanteau of "chemical trails").

The belief is that a chemical and/or biological agent of some sort is being released. The term "chemtrail" does not refer to common forms of aerial dumping (e.g. crop dusting, cloud seeding or aerial firefighting). It specifically refers to systematic, high-altitude dumping of unknown substances for undisclosed purposes, resulting in the appearance of these unusual contrails.

Overview

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Chemtrail advocates say these trails are often laid down in patterns, such as grids, Xs and crosshatches.

The chemtrail theory apparently first achieved prominence in mid-to-late 1990s.[1][2] Chemtrails have been discussed on radio programs hosted by Art Bell and Jeff Rense with investigative journalist William Thomas who first reported on chemtrails.[3] According to a FAQ[4] posted at Jeff Rense's website, "chemtrails (CTs) look like contrails initially, but are much thicker, extend across the sky and are often laid down in varying patterns of X's, tic-tac-toe grids, cross-hatched and parallel lines. Instead of quickly dissipating, chemtrails expand and drip feathers and mares' tails. In 30 minutes or less, they open into wispy formations which join together, forming a thin white veil or a 'fake cirrus-type cloud' that persists for hours."

Dr. Leonard Horowitz, a graduate of Tufts University and former faculty member at Tufts and Harvard University,[5] discusses chemtrails in his 2001 book Death in the Air: Globalism, Terrorism & Toxic Warfare.

"Chemtrails" are mentioned in House Bill HR 2977,[6] the Space Preservation Act of 2001, introduced by Congressman Dennis Kucinich, where it appears as one of a list of "exotic weapons system[s]" to be banned under the bill. Chemtrail conspiracy theorists point to this as official acknowledgment of the possibility, at least, of such weapons systems. The entire list of exotic weapons was omitted from later versions of the bill.

An article entitled "The Chemtrail Smoking Gun"[7] by Bruce Conway, suggested that chemtrails represent the implementation of technologies suggested in a 1992 National Academy of Science study, "Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming";[8] specifically, that chemtrails are part of a secret project intended to mitigate global warming.

The Las Vegas Tribune, a free weekly broadsheet, ran an article on September 9 2005, entitled "Chemtrails - Coming Out Of The Closet?",[9] wherein that publication's managing editor, Marcus K. Dalton, stated that United States Air Force scientists working at Wright-Patterson Air Force base in Dayton, told Columbus Alive[10] - a weekly entertainment magazine - that they had been conducting two aerial spraying experiments: "one involved aluminum oxide spraying related to global warming and the other involved barium stearate and had to do with high-tech military communications."[11]

Among the suggested rationales of the chemtrails are: atmospheric and weather modification, biological warfare, mind control or occult purposes. They are also theorized to be part of a system to counter the effects of global warming, to create a cheap wireless communications network for the military (by making the air more electrically conductive to microwave and radar signals), or to create a more sophisticated radar system with applications to both national defense and scientific study, such as those described within the HAARP project and the VTRPE project.

http://www.asp.bnl.gov/ = the atmospheric science program (ASP)(Aerosol radiative forcing of climate)

Official response

The United States Air Force describes the chemtrail theory as a "hoax"[12], claiming "The "Chemtrail" hoax has been investigated and refuted by many established and accredited universities, scientific organizations, and major media publications.". They answer each claim in the theory:

  • Contrails can remain visible for very long periods of time with the lifetime a function of the temperature, humidity, winds, and aircraft exhaust characteristics.
  • Contrails can form many shapes as they are dispersed by horizontal and vertical wind shear.
  • Sunlight refracted or reflected from contrails can produce vibrant and eye-catching colors and patterns.
  • Observation and scientific analysis of contrails and their duration date back to at least 1953.
  • The National Airspace System of the United States is oriented in an east-west and north-south grid with aircraft flying at designated 2000 foot increments of elevation (1000 feet after the introduction of Reduced Vertical Separation Minima in 2002-2004).
  • Contrails formed by aircraft may appear to form a grid as the winds disperse the contrails.
  • More contrails are seen in recent years due to the growth in the civil aviation market.

Skeptical response

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Dense cloudy trails over a field

Skeptical groups, including the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, assert that contrails normally exhibit a wide variation in appearance and that the descriptions and photographs of "chemtrails" are perfectly consistent with those of ordinary contrails[13][14]. They also voice various objections to the idea of chemtrails:

  • Depending on what the alleged purpose of the chemtrail spraying would be, spray released above 30,000 feet is likely to be dispersed in a highly unpredictable manner, due to high-altitude winds.[15]
Dramatic, wide cloudy trails illuminated by London sunset
  • How do aircraft accused of depositing "chemtrails" manage to pass inspection without the deception being discovered (unless these aircraft are in fact owned, regulated, and operated by the government/military complex itself)?
  • Assuming drugging the population is the purpose, the people behind the conspiracy would breathe the same air the population breathes, so any harm inflicted on the population would also be inflicted on those in charge of the conspiracy, unless they were made immune through vaccination.
  • Official and governmental bodies have consistently denied the existence of such spraying.[16][17]

Similar phenomena

Atmospheric trimethylaluminium chemtrail left by NASA ionosphere study, 1978

Airplanes occasionally jettison fuel during emergency situations in flight.

NASA has discharged trimethylaluminium (TMA) into the air above the Atlantic Ocean, as part of a 2003 project to study the ionosphere, creating linear man-made clouds which glowed in the night sky before drifting and dispersing.[18]

Skywriting is the process of creating patterns or messages in the sky by leaving a smoke trail behind a small aircraft.

Often during air shows, colored smoke trails can be seen. These trails are generated by dyed paraffin color discharge cartridges at the exhaust of the engine.

Fertilizers and pesticides are sometimes sprayed over large fields from low flying agricultural aircraft, a process known as aerial application or crop dusting.

References

  1. ^ http://www.csicop.org/si/2001-11/conspire.html
  2. ^ http://www.navarrone.com/contrails/chemtrails1.html
  3. ^ William Thomas's website
  4. ^ http://www.rense.com/general4/fre.htm
  5. ^ Len Horowitz's bio at Tetrahedron Publishing Group
  6. ^ http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2001/hr2977.html
  7. ^ http://www.altnews.info/chemtrails/chemtrailsmokinggun.html
  8. ^ http://books.nap.edu/books/0309043867/html/index.html
  9. ^ http://www.lasvegastribune.com/20050909/headline4.html
  10. ^ http://www.columbusalive.com/services/services.php?story=columbusalive/services/about.php
  11. ^ http://www.rense.com/general18/mn.htm "Stormy Weather", 22 December 2001
  12. ^ Contrail Facts USAF Document on contrails and the chemtrail "hoax"
  13. ^ http://www.nmsr.org/pilotsvu.htm
  14. ^ http://iangoddard.net/contrail.htm
  15. ^ Chemtrails article at navarrone.com
  16. ^ http://www.carnicom.com/taylor1.htm
  17. ^ http://www.carnicom.com/af1.htm
  18. ^ article on TMAclouds on NASA web site

Pro-chemtrail theory sites

Chemtrails in the media

Further reading

  • Thomas, William, "Stolen Skies: The Chemtrail Mystery", Earth Island Journal, July 01, 2002
  • Smith, Jerry E, "Weather Warfare: The Military's Plan To Draft Mother Nature", Adventures Unlimited Press, December 30, 2006
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