Is This A Contrail From A Commercial Jet Or Is It Something More?

A large worm-like cloud appeared this week in the sky over Alaska’s Lazy Mountain, prompting a state investigation. Facebook screenshot  

Daily Mail: Bizarre cloud formation over Alaska's Lazy Mountain prompts police investigation as witnesses fear it was a plane crash, a UFO or top secret Russian weapon 

* A strange, worm-like cloud was pictured over Alaska's Lazy Mountain, sparked conspiracy theories ranging from a UFO crash to weapons tests 

* On Thursday at around 7 am, photos of the incident show a massive cloud plume, with social media left scratching their heads over what it could be 

* Some explanations given for it include a meteor, a crashed UFO, an eruption, or even a Russian weapon connected to the conflict in Ukraine 

* The cloud garnered so much attention that Alaska State Troopers and the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center began investigating for a possible plane crash 

* However, officials eventually offered a far more tame explanation for the bizarre cloud, claiming it was a contrail from a commercial jet 

Photos of a strange, worm-like cloud taken over Alaska's Lazy Mountain prompted an investigation by Alaska State Troopers amid fears it could be a plane crash, a UFO or top secret Russian weapon. 

Pictures posted to Facebook of the incident show a massive cloud plume on Thursday. 

The photos sparked debate online as people questioned whether it could be a meteor, a crashed UFO or satellite, an eruption, and even a Russian weapon connected to the conflict in Ukraine.  

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Update: Ominous cloud seen over Alaska sparks conspiracies. What’s the official explanation? (Bellingham Herald)  

WNU Editor: I have never seen anything like that. The official statement is that this is a contrail from a commercial jet that when combined with the rising sun together it caused the unique atmospheric sight.