On that missile contrail

[nadinbrzezinski]

look folks, that was a BIG rocket... so that leaves out hobbyists.

The fact that the Navy don't have no clue, or for that matter DOD... no, it wasn't accidental...

So we must ask... WHO? And chiefly WHY?

I know that these are not comfortable questions... and yes it looked like an ICBM... but hell, we will have to wait for a good explanation, or at least one that DOD can pass.

Oh and yes, IT IS a UFO... in all the technical definition... but for some silly reason I will discount the little green men from Gliese 598 or Alpha Centauri... it was very MUCH of Terran origin.

[The Straight Story]

1. Underwater aliens trying to take out the grizzly bears for jesus (nt)

[arcane1]

2. Whatever became of it?

The one or two articles I read, earlier this morning, made no mention of where the missile actually ended up. Did it fall into the ocean? :shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Most likely somebody pressed that lovely button

For self destruct.

[DJ13]

3. China

They are known to be working on their own ICBM, and if you want to make a statement you do it in your targets back yard.

Firing away from the US gets our attention without being a direct threat.

[Lance_Boyle]

8. No one, including China, can launch an ICBM from the ocean.

A SLBM, sure. But China would be *insane* to do this so close to the US mainland.

My money is on "top secret Navy missile test." Read their "we don't know" as "we know but we can't tell you right now."

No mystery.

[Posteritatis]

24. Nobody is going to fire a strategic missile *inside a nuclear-armed country's waters*. (nt)

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. But the mushrooms would be lovely

In the afternoon sky. All snark aside would be an act of war.

[lumberjack_jeff]

4. Meh. It was probably North Korea. Hey! Dancing with the Stars is on tonight! n/t

[Jeffersons Ghost]

5. The DoD has given Cheney and Haliburton too much athority...

Now he's drunk and hunting quail with ICBMs

[county worker]

6. What are you talking about?

It would be nice to have a link

[The Straight Story]

7. here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9519176&mesg_id=9519176

[Better Believe It]

9. One that got away from the Navy? An accidental ICBM launch from the

U.S. or some other nation?

The DOD knows but they ain't talkin!

[dgibby]

10. Wonder if it was from one of the Chinese subs that's almost impossible to track.

Here's the story I remember about one of them:

"American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the vast U.S.S. Kitty Hawk - a 1,000ft supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board.
By the time it surfaced the 160ft Song Class diesel-electric attack submarine is understood to have sailed within viable range for launching torpedoes or missiles at the carrier.
According to senior Nato officials the incident caused consternation in the U.S. Navy."



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-492804/The-uninvited-guest-Chinese-sub-pops-middle-U-S-Navy-exercise-leaving-military-chiefs-red-faced.html#ixzz14oXWKWe2

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. Too big of a contrail

[thecrow]

11. Could it be linked to that cruise ship in danger?

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Nope

And ship being towed...uncomfortable yes, in danger not really, anymore.

[spanone]

12. is there a link to an actual story about this?

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Yep a few

And news models on the teevee machine.

KTLA got the footage, most likely this ain't supposed to leave trail...as in super duper classified stuff...hence the search for an...explanation.

[John Q. Citizen]

20. It's probably a missle defense research accident.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Or Aurora...or shit like that

It probably wasn't supposed to leave contrail...some folks at Skunk Works are answering a few questions.

Yes for enquiring minds Skunk is IN LA.

[dgibby]

17. Here:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/09/national/main7036716.shtml

[TornadoTN]

16. "Move along, nothing to see here " - some are saying it was just an airplane

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40087187/ns/us_news-security/

I don't buy it for a second.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Well it could be

Nobody's asked the boys at black projects. Remember the Stealth Fighter flew that route before it left the realm off...UFO...

Just saying and it 'splain the pretty non-chalant attitude at DOD.

[gratuitous]

21. Somebody trying to impress his girlfriend

Or some dimwit showing off for visiting muckety-mucks, like the submarine surfacing that killed those Japanese fishermen at the beginning of the Bush Reign of Error.

[arcane1]

25. Howard Wolowitz!

[AngryAmish]

23. I am going to say it wasn't a large rocket

This is pure guess and I have no credentials in this matter, but that said, let me open up my mouth...

By the video it seems like it was sundown. I'm going to say the sun behind the rocket exaggerates the size of the plume. Also, ever notice how the moon looks really large when it is rising, especially at about this time of day?

So, my guess is this was a hobbyist or small bore targeting drone.

There, I said it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

26. Yep, it could

My hint are two fold though that this ain't a hobbyist.

It came from the Catalina range, looks like...

DOD has this nothing to see here mug...

[AngryAmish]

30. What is the Catalina range?

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. Weapons range around Catalina Island

That's where they do a lot of testing.

[mtnester]

27. Would you like to play a game? eom

[slackmaster]

28. Swamp gas

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. LOL

[Bluenorthwest]

33. What time did this occur?

We used to see stuff like this frequently in SoCal from launches out of the silos at Vandenberg AFB. Sunset made them seem huge, very colorful, etc.