Stranger gravity defying things have happened before. You know, fuel tanks have been known to explode on their own. I'm now afraid to pass wind these days.
How does the government get so smart?
You should be ! We don't want to add to the global warming problem.
That bottle rocket obviously had its nose section fall off due to an internal fuel tank explosion, at which point in defiance to all known laws of aerodynamics it climbed another 2000 feet with its engines at idle and then exploded. If it is good enough for the FBI it is good enough for me. /SARCASM