Air force said checking if its jets were used for sky ribbon stunt

Military investigators are reportedly probing the possibility that ribbons drawn with contrails in the skies over Israel earlier this morning were created by air force planes as part of a rogue initiative.

According to Army Radio, air force officials suspect that their planes were used for the stunt, with the ribbons generally appearing in areas where military aircraft were flying.

However, commanders never signed off on any such project, the station reports.

"סמל החטופים", אותו סרט קשור, סמל הזדהות ותמיכה בהחזרת החטופים, הופיע הבוקר בשמי הארץ.
הצייר – טייס, המכחול – מטוס ואת התמונה המרהיבה יכולנו לראות מעשרות ערים וישובים בארץ, מצפון לדרום, דרך ירושלים, גוש דן, השרון ועוד.

הקריאה להשבתם של כל 100 החטופים חייבת להמשיך ולהדהד בכל… pic.twitter.com/sW6lygHpjq

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There have been no claims of responsibility for the sky drawings, and the widely disseminated assumption that the ribbons were meant as a gesture to hostages in Gaza has not been confirmed.

Also under investigation is the possibility that the ribbons were created by normal flight activity, combining with atmospheric conditions to create something that looks like a symbol for the hostages.