document.write( "Question 495913: I saw an object travel approximately 30 miles in less that 5 seconds.. just curious how fast the objects were traveling.. fyi .. it was shockingly fast... both traveling west to east.. one flying in a straight line.. the other flying in a serpentine formation at the same speed and direction until they seperated on the horizon and disapeared... :) pretty cool to see... just wondering how fast they could have been traveling..they were slightly slower than the shooting stars were were watching... \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #336268 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\"+30%2F5++\" mi /sec * \"+3600+\" sec/hr = 21,600 mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "Traveling that fast in the atmosphere, I would think
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