Video: A Puff of Smoke

[Gil Jesus]

Dealey Plaza witnesses describe a puff of smoke emanating from the picket fence area on top of the Grassy Knoll.

 

 

Edited December 16, 2022 by Gil Jesus

[Gerry Down]

Beverly Oliver and Jean Hill?

[Paul Cummings]

along with the smell of gunpowder.

[Denis Morissette]

Patsy Paschall and Sam Pate of KBOX-Radio.

[John Cotter]

Thanks again Gil.

[Chris Bristow]

It had rained that morning and it was rather cold so I assume water that was hanging in the trees would still be there. If you fire a rifle about 6 in under the branches I would think a great deal of heat would go upward and outward. Is it possible that burst of Rising Heat could have caused some of the water on those leaves to turn to steam and be mixed with the Gunsmoke?

[Matthew Koch]

27 minutes ago, Chris Bristow said:

It had rained that morning and it was rather cold so I assume water that was hanging in the trees would still be there. If you fire a rifle about 6 in under the branches I would think a great deal of heat would go upward and outward. Is it possible that burst of Rising Heat could have caused some of the water on those leaves to turn to steam and be mixed with the Gunsmoke?

Single shot from a gun doesn't give off that kind of heat, I think the cigarette butts that SM Holland found with the footprints is more likely what the smoke came from. 

[Benjamin Cole]

11 hours ago, Paul Cummings said:

along with the smell of gunpowder.

Especially the smell of burnt gunpowder....a distinctive order, and detected by cops and veterans no less

[Chris Bristow]

54 minutes ago, Matthew Koch said:

Single shot from a gun doesn't give off that kind of heat, I think the cigarette butts that SM Holland found with the footprints is more likely what the smoke came from. 

When thinking about this I looked on YouTube and found a video of a guy shooting from bushes right after it rained and it did create Steam. But it could have been raining lightly and I just didn't see it, or maybe it was warm and humid. I also don't remember what kind of rifle it was. I've never fired a rifle under those circumstances but I wanted to offer up the possibility. Thanks for your input.