If this was normal, then it would not have made the national news. Moreover, this would not even be an event.
It was, as the cameraman said, like the one the week before but more spectacular. The one the year before was reported on but not picked up nationally. A few days later one in the midwest was reported on. Expect to see more in the future now that CBS went national with one. It is a pretty spectacular sight. I've photographed quite a few myself.
Now, if it had been a big event noticed, photographed by a great number of the ten million citizens 30 miles away, or ANY pilots in the vacinity, then the story would have legs.
I think we should question the media as much as we question the government. KCBS has dropped the story and has not responded to requests to post the entire video - not just the same 15 seconds heavily edited that they erroneously call "raw video." That would clear up a great deal.