11-09-2010, 13:06
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Did somebody loose a missile?
Video here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...rtment-missile
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http://www.kfiam640.com/pages/chrisl...rticle=7818184
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n7036716.shtml
No video with this story at this link, despite impressions to the contrary:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/myste...ry?id=12097155
Mystery Missile: Launch of Unknown Missile Caught on Tape in California
Navy, Military Investigating Missile Video; No Agencies Claim Responsibility Yet
By LUIS MARTINEZ
Nov. 9, 2010
The mystery of a missile launch last night off the Southern California coast deepened today as U.S. military officials said they were still checking to see if the missile was one of theirs.
The unmistakable contrail of a missile streaking into the California sunset was captured on video last night by a KCBS news helicopter flying over Los Angeles at around 5 p.m. Pacific time.
The missile firing drew more attention when local news stations were told by Navy and Air Force officials that they did not launch a missile last night.
Flying above Los Angeles, the crew aboard the helicopter estimated the missile was fired approximately 35 miles west out to sea, north of Catalina Island.
The missile appeared to have been launched at sea, which prompted speculation that it had been launched by a U.S. Navy vessel.
However, Navy officials contacted by local news stations said they were unaware of a missile launch in that area. Contacted by ABC News, a Navy official said today they were still looking into the report, but, a preliminary check indicated it was not a Navy asset.
U.S. Northern Command said it's investigating. They say there was no launch last night from Vandenberg Air Force Base which is a regular launch point for the testing of missiles.
"NORAD and USNORTHCOM are aware of the unexplained contrail reported off the coast of Southern California yesterday evening," the agency said in a statement. "At this time, we are unable to provide specific details, but we are working to determine the exact nature of this event. We can confirm that there is no indication of any threat to our nation and we will provide more information as it becomes available."
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11-09-2010, 13:44
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Must have been Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son. Partying in SoCal, he just wanted to show dad he had what it takes to run the country better than his brother.
Seriously, though, I wonder if this was another case of Cali trick photography like the golden gate bridge stunt ( http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/19...uver-faa-says/).
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11-09-2010, 13:59
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From the first link.
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Colonel Dave Lapan, speaking for the Pentagon, said: "Nobody within the department of defence [sic] that we have reached out to has been able to explain what this contrail is, [or] where it came from. So far, we've come up empty with any explanation."
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Goodness gracious sakes alive. 
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11-09-2010, 14:03
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Did someone just give us the middle finger? 
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11-09-2010, 16:19
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I would not be suprised to see this blamed on a tea-partier who purchased it at a gun show.
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11-09-2010, 16:22
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Operation Black Swan. 
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11-09-2010, 16:29
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Copenhagen in the nose burns… 
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11-09-2010, 17:00
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Operation Black Swan.
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It must have been aimed at the Mother Ship.
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11-09-2010, 17:25
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For information, the FAA is the go-to agency. Did they issue NOTAMS and restrict airspace? (If it was ours, that is.)
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11-09-2010, 17:33
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After watching the video again, the contrail reminded me of Mike Wire and Major Frederick Meyer’s testimony.
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11-09-2010, 18:08
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For information, the FAA is the go-to agency. Did they issue NOTAMS and restrict airspace? (If it was ours, that is.)
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The news I watch around 6pm said that the FAA gave no permission to anyone to fly anything other than the normal commercial traffic..
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11-09-2010, 18:24
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Pat
The news I watch around 4pm said that the FAA gave no permission to anyone to fly anything other than the normal commercial traffic..
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We were on the back deck in the hot tub at that time and didn't see anything. Unfortunately, our SW view is blocked by our neighbor's house and that seems to cover the area they are talking about. I'd like to have been a eyewitness. 
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11-09-2010, 18:26
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Since there are no definitive answers to this event......
Wasn't Iran building launch platforms on container ships....and they along with China claim/or are purported to to have stealth missile technology?
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11-09-2010, 18:31
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We were on the back deck in the hot tub at that time and didn't see anything. Unfortunately, our SW view is blocked by our neighbors house and that seems to cover the area they are talking about. I'd like to have been a eyewitness.
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Now they are saying it might be a commercial jet taking off???
Looks a bit vertical and coming out of the west to me..
We see vapor trails here all the time from the jets out of MIA heading South to SA. But they are high and horizontal, not vertical..
Maybe the Mex Cartel is trying a new method of product insertion. Bring it up by sub then use disposable ICBM's to deliver it in-land???
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11-09-2010, 18:40
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We were on the back deck in the hot tub at that time and didn't see anything. Unfortunately, our SW view is blocked by our neighbor's house and that seems to cover the area they are talking about. I'd like to have been a eyewitness.
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The back deck in the hot tub!!!! That kinda stuff ain't allowed in S. Arizona! You can sit in the galvanized stock tank with the immersion heater out under the ramada, though.
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