[winoneforthegipper]

Agreed....that is a concern but at that height the helicopter had an advantage in viewing the event with the remaining daylight. I would think on shore it was next to impossible to view.

Secondly the helicopter pilot said that the glow lit up the sky.....

Third, that video seemed to be at comparable distance and remarkably similar to the speed, plume and trajectory of the video from California.

Though I remain open.....I am leaned more to the ballistic missile explanation.

[D-fendr]

Thanks for your reply.

Curvature of the earth dropoff is about a foot per mile. “Missile” plume was clearly visible in remaining sunlight.

A missile launch 30 miles from a city of over nine million people and only two see it?

To me, this question is very hard to overcome.