Wallace and his wife are not alone in their plight. Hackin' and coughin' when you really get nailed with this stuff. The dentist, many of his patients and two receptionists have repeatedly contracted severe respiratory infections. Hanford's illness lingered for five months despite courses of four different antibiotics. Unlike normal contrails, which dissipate soon after a lone jet's passage, video taken by Wallace and Hanford show eerily silent silver jets streaming fat contrails from their wingtips in multiple, criss-cross patterns.
Government officials deny that anything unusual is taking place.
When Hanford called the local airport, tower personnel told him there was nothing going on. None of the planes carried identifying markings. A lot of women have come down with it. Symptoms include swollen hands and legs, night fever and shortness of breath. Contrails spread out over time.