Today I saw something that passed like a jet. But am sure it's not so because jet will leave a long track of its passage. It moved in a straight line with sparkling track and what I saw was observed even from 200kms away from my destination. What could it be?
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1$\begingroup$ Where, when? Did you see the object moving? Was it bright and fast? (so that only last a couple of seconds) You say it "passed like a jet" that normally take longer than that. Please edit to add details. $\endgroup$– James KCommented Mar 6, 2018 at 14:32
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2$\begingroup$ because jet will leave a long track Not true - this totally depends on the circumstances at the planes altitude (temp, humidity, wind). $\endgroup$– user1569Commented Mar 6, 2018 at 20:17
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$\begingroup$ Once I saw a meteor at might and it looked as sparking as in a cartoon. The many I saw were just traces but that one was much more round headed leaving sparks. Perhaps it was the same in your case. But it wasn't lasting more than 1 second $\endgroup$– AlchimistaCommented Mar 7, 2018 at 10:45
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It is most likely a jet contrail. Not all contrails are persistent, and a high altitude jet can be seen over a great distance.
A fireball may leave a trail, but if it does, then it is likely to persist for as long or longer than a jet contrail. A fireball appears to move much faster than a jet, crossing the sky in a few seconds. It also appears to be very bright.
The image and description both point to this being a jet.