In 2005 my wife and I were walking in an area due west, and a few miles from, the airport in San Antonio, TX. At one point I look to my left and see several jets taking off. I don't remember how many took off together. But I do remember that one was ahead of the other two jets. All 3 were white without markings and very large commercial jets. The first, and most bizarre, part of this whole episode, that I noticed, was how the jets were taking off. For a second or so I saw them sitting as if they were rockets; standing straight up and down. I've been around many airports, and even worked on air bases; and I've never seen a jet from that angle. I don't know if this was an optical illusion or not. But the notion that you could even see a jet from that angle, is, in my mind, ludicrous. If I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes, I would never have believed it possible. Anyway, I saw all three take off and then fly perfectly parallel paths/patterns across the sky. And they all led trails of light grey/white smoke behind them that persisted. This wasn't the first time that I've seen what I believed to be chem-trails. But it was the first and only time that I've seen them being laid down. Sincerely: Mike Beaver CHt. Austin, TX 78759 (512) 297-2216 mike.beaver@earthlink.net http://www.profoundstates.com