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Old 07-22-2010, 02:24 PM   #2
sabotai
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Originally Posted by QuikSand View Post
So, was I seeing some sort of optical illusion? That the ground wasn't really being lit up as it appeared? Or is it really true that moonlight can bounce of an airplane and create an apparently bright and fairly focused light miles and miles away, that covers the ground at hundreds of miles an hour?

Well, I guess it could if it hit a reflective surface on the plane at the right angle. Did the plane fly in a consistently straight line? Did the light turn with the plane if it did change direction?

Where was the light? Was it next to the plane? In front of it?

How focused was the light? Are you sure it wasn't just the moonlight reflecting off the ground?

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