It's probably just a standard jet contrail seen from just the right angle in that area to appear as a missile.
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OK. TEAM. Who fired the missile near the SoCal OpArea?
- Thread starter CAMike
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I dunno man, that is real thick, and there is a very clear burning fire at the top of it.....would be a pretty bizarre emergency for any aircraft to be burning that much, and flying at that apparent attitude/parabola.
That is no "standard jet contrail."
This makes me far more inclined to believe its a missile, rather than a plane from a strange perspective.
If there was a NOTAM, why is the FAA in the news saying,"Que?"
I saw a similar thing @ 10 years ago when on a Trans-PAC from NRT-LAX.
It was an early morning ABM shot from Vandenberg and we knew about it in advance. With the sun rising from the east and us approaching the California coast from Japan -- it looked very much like this 'shot' -- the 'con' went up, was colored by the sunrise, turned a little (course guidance) ... and then disappeared over the visible horizon. Con's from another aircraft, when seen at altitude, don't look like this or follow a trajectory like this ...
I obviously don't 'KNOW' ... but having seen this example, and some others ... my money is (and always will be) on a missile shot for various reasons. My only questions are: who did it, what was it, and why is everyone giving the Mexican AF salute when asked about it ??
It was an early morning ABM shot from Vandenberg and we knew about it in advance. With the sun rising from the east and us approaching the California coast from Japan -- it looked very much like this 'shot' -- the 'con' went up, was colored by the sunrise, turned a little (course guidance) ... and then disappeared over the visible horizon. Con's from another aircraft, when seen at altitude, don't look like this or follow a trajectory like this ...
I obviously don't 'KNOW' ... but having seen this example, and some others ... my money is (and always will be) on a missile shot for various reasons. My only questions are: who did it, what was it, and why is everyone giving the Mexican AF salute when asked about it ??
Chinese trying to scare us? (dons tin foil hat)
Or maybe the boat det moved north and the Shuttle got it's first cat shot
coolhandlukesd
n00b
If this was a missile, how come no one has said they heard it?
Btw A4 I agree with what you written, that trajectory does reminds me of an SLBM or a ICBM launch.
I am not saying I think its the French, I am just using this video to illustrate that it looks liked a SLBM launch, Its probably not. It just that it looks like one.
Btw A4 I agree with what you written, that trajectory does reminds me of an SLBM or a ICBM launch.
I am not saying I think its the French, I am just using this video to illustrate that it looks liked a SLBM launch, Its probably not. It just that it looks like one.
ryan1234
Well-Known Member
Are those times pretty accurate to the "launch"? I think the "launch" was actually Monday night... not sure that NOTAM pertains to the launch time.
It's almost certainly just an aircraft, specifically Flight AWE808 from Hawaii to Phoenix:
http://uncinus.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/4/
http://uncinus.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/4/