Even if this turns out to be a private company that did this...this is a signal to the world that our own Government 19 hours later still has no idea what in the hell is going on....we are so screwed.
"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."
What private company? I’ve been getting more familiar with commercial space transportation lately, and do you realize that any company that did this would likely never be permitted to fly again? Moreover, I’m not aware of any spaceports in the middle of the ocean several miles north of Catalina island. There’s one in Mojave and one in White Sands.