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Haven't seen any of them in years, but pretty sure that's what they were just a little while ago! Don't think it would have been B-1s  Don't know what their maximum altitude is, but they must have been right there. Flying what would have probably been a straight line from Fairbanks to San Diego. Two of them flying parallel but quite a way's apart, contrails streaming. These things were so high, that they were almost passed and out of sight before you could hear the roar of the engines. Phil
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How many contrails, and how close together would tell you if a B1 or a B52
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Maybe a couple of Russian Bears.
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I remember My dad telling about a check flight and he wanted to light his pipe. After the third match just fizzled out he decided to put his pipe away and put on his oxygen mask.
The first time I shot myself in the head...
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Too high to really make out, definitely 2 planes flying side-by-side probably a couple miles apart. Definitely multiple engines on each of the wings but couldn't make out any more than that.
Remembered that NASA/USGS are supposed to be making some ultra detailed maps this year of all of California, Oregon, and Washington maybe its part of that...
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Haven't seen any of them in years, but pretty sure that's what they were just a little while ago! Don't think it would have been B-1s Don't know what their maximum altitude is, but they must have been right there. Flying what would have probably been a straight line from Fairbanks to San Diego. Two of them flying parallel but quite a way's apart, contrails streaming. These things were so high, that they were almost passed and out of sight before you could hear the roar of the engines. Phil Cool! Not often that you see BUFFs flying these days, which is too bad. 
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Call Lee 24 - he'll know .
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No we've got a bunch of both down here though, but they don't fly as high as these were. These things must have been 55,000 to 60,000 feet.
Didn't check to see what time it was, but would estimate it at between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m..
Couldn't make out any part of the planes, just two pairs of multiple contrails directly side-by-side probably (holding a ruler at arms length 4" apart).
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GG,
Sure would have been nice to have a pair of 10 x 42's handy.
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Yea, but as always they were burred in a cabinet. Besides I was Bs'in with the neighbor about the planes.
I'm sure someone will have the answer and chime in after awhile.
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I know what you mean. Seems like a guy never has the right tool laying around when he needs it. When a couple of jets @ 60K are flying overhead it's tough to get to the bino's fast enough to get a look.
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I keep a pair of 10x25 Leupold in the truck
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Fluff,
Good idea. I loaned my pair of Steiner Predators last deer season to a good friend and haven't seen them since. They were my "truck" binos. Won't leave my Ultravids in the truck. I like to know where they are all the time.
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Call Lee 24 - he'll know . I heard he was flying one of them.
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GG,
Sure would have been nice to have a pair of 10 x 42's handy.
Dave Sometimes when hunting is slow, I will glass high flying jets with my Swaro. 10X42s. Amazing the detail you can make out on a 747 flying at 40,000ft. 
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Listed ceiling is 50,000'. Our Altitude Chamber rides took us up to 46,000' so the 50k is close. I shoot with someone who flew BUFF's as a pilot in SEA, I'll ask him next time we have a match.
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Call Lee 24 - he'll know . I heard he was flying one of them. You're half right. He was flying both of them...one with a remote control that he invented.
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Not often that you see BUFFs flying these days, which is too bad.
There was one here last weekend for the airshow- did some high speed low altitude passes for the press show Friday and again Monday when leaving. Static display during the show. Along with the B1B, they're one of the annual favorites.
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The AF only has about a 100 B52s left in inventory..
I know they are suppose to still be stationed at Minot ND.. and Grand Forks ND..
Ellsworth AFB at Rapid City SD has B-1s...
60,000 ft seems a little high for a B 52 tho....
I think their max is about 50,000...
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