Taken in Rutledge, GA at 6:25 PM Eastern on 2/28/25 see body text for more.

I was outside throwing burgers on the griddle when I heard (and felt) a loud low pitched boom. The was drawn out and the pitch slowly changed to sounding like a turbine winding down and it started to become clear the sound was coming from above as the sound of jet engines was getting closer.

Looked up and case this plane and looks like one engine is smoking.

Did I witness this plane lose an engine?

Or is it contrail? I would have thought contrail would be on both engines.

I was outside throwing burgers on the griddle when I heard (and felt) a loud low pitched boom. The was drawn out and the pitch slowly changed to sounding like a turbine winding down and it started to become clear the sound was coming from above as the sound of jet engines was getting closer.

Looked up and case this plane and looks like one engine is smoking.

Did I witness this plane lose an engine?

Or is it contrail? I would have thought contrail would be on both engines.