‘Chemtrails’ left by planes need study

Something unparalleled in our nation has come to the attention of hundreds of thousands of United States citizens. This phenomenon is affecting the people of Washington, as well. We’ve been observing strange vapors left by certain jets spewing chemtrails, not the normal contrails, into our skies.

We’re sick and tired of seeing a rare day of sunshine disappear as white-contrail-appearing matter quickly spreads out to form a cloud-like substance and formation. These artificial clouds often linger until the sun is either totally obstructed, or until a colored oily appearing ring seems to circle the sun itself. Several days this spring and early summer, the mornings began with clear blue skies. Then between 1 and 3 p.m., we would see the jets once again spray the possibly toxic chemtrails. The spray crossed in X-like formations in the sky, or it ran its long vaporous trails, ever expanding into the blue atmosphere. Within two hours the sun would be totally obscured.

In 1998, the year I first noticed the chemtrails, I watched the clear summer sky fill with all kinds of “contrail” grid patterns, until within two hours, the sun was totally obscured.

For the uneducated in this matter, we’re hoping you’ll watch the skies along with concerned citizens across the United States. Some of us have contacted our senators and representatives, because we know better than to think these vapors are common contrails. A normal contrail is simply frozen ice crystals that dissipate within a very short time. Chemtrails create artificial clouds or vapors that linger. The media refers to this as creating “filtered sunshine.” There is a possibility these so-called filtered skies pose a health hazard.

We ask all citizens to search the Internet for further insight. Then contact your representatives for truthful answers to this concern. For a synopsis, visit www.geocities.com/northstarzone/CHEMTRAILS.html.

LINDA L. COURTNEY

Arlington

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