Here are a few more frames. In one of the earlier photos it almost looks like it staged, like a rocket.
First stage plume?
Enlarged and enhanced. You can see a conical object at the head of the plume.
All photos (C) Steve Douglass and require permission for use.
Note: Turn up your speakers and reload this page to hear the military aircraft radio chatter I recorded at the time of this sighting that may or may not be related.
