Fairhaven Contrails Show That ‘X’ Marks the Spot

FAIRHAVEN (WBSM) — We still don’t know why there are drones in the sky over the SouthCoast and beyond, but apparently “X” marks the spot here in Fairhaven.

Just before 7:30 this morning, I looked out the studio window here at WBSM and saw something curious in the sky: a giant “X” likely resulting from contrails left behind by airplanes passing overhead.

These particular contrails were quite long, and while it’s not uncommon to see criss-crossing contrails, these ones made a perfect intersection over Fairhaven (and likely into Mattapoisett).

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The National Weather Service explains contrails as “the condensation trail that is left behind by a passing jet plane” since “water is a normal byproduct of combustion in engines.”

“This cloud formation is very similar to the process that occurs when you breathe on a cold winter day and you can see your own breath in the form of a ‘cloud,’" according to the NWS.

A popular conspiracy in recent years has been that these perfectly normal contrails are actually “chemtrails” that aircraft are leaving behind to poison and control people on the ground, but the idea of chemtrails has been widely debunked.

“Persistence of contrails is neither an indication that they contain some kind of chemical, nor that it is some kind of spray,” the NWS says. “As a matter of fact, sailors have known for some time to look specifically at the patterns and persistence of jet contrails for weather forecasting.”

“On days where the contrails disappear quickly or don't even form, they can expect continuing good weather, while on days where they persist, a change in the weather pattern may be expected,” according to the NWS.

These particular contrails were pretty much gone by 8 a.m.

Other conspiracy theorists will say these crossing contrails were tagging that spot to send the drones, but we know what it’s really for: letting Santa Claus know where to start delivering those toys next week.