I have seen this before. It occurs opposite the notch code on the edge of the film just beyond where the flap of the holder meets the film. I believe the line is caused by light reflecting off the edge of the flap onto the film & the difficulty can be minimized by lightly sanding the edges of the flap with a fine grit paper to reduce the reflection (i.e., this solution has worked for me). The line in the negative is not a problem in projection enlarging if your negative carrier covers the line - and in that case the line can be ignored; however, if your easel blades do not adequately cover the edges of the projected image affected in this way, the same problem of reflections off the edge of the carrier can be seen in the resulting print (only it's worse because the edges are larger so the lines are wider and the reflections are doubled because you have two surfaces in contact with the negative - one above and one below). Of course you will also see the line in the negative and all of these then need to be trimmed away in the finishing. That has been my experience.
To "Chacabuco" (Rob Stephenson) - I took a look at your website. Your work is truly remarkable ... some of the best I have ever seen. Thoughtful and well-executed, instructive to say the least.
N. Riley
http://normanrileyphotography.com
EDIT: Actually, I have that backwards. In your case the line is opposite the notch code, so if you are loading your film in the traditional way, i.e., so that the notch code is on the same side as the flap, the reflection is from the felt end of holder. The edge of the holder on that end is the one you should consider treating to minimize the reflection generating this line.
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