Sorry to hear of your bad results.
What station/city did you hear your news report?
My station is a small market - I was fortunate enough to get someone who actually made the same observation I made - "no bottle rocket can go 6,000 feet..."
I listen to am 1040 WWBA here in Tampa Bay. I spoke with Shannon Rose, the producer.
This all seems so surreal to me. Thought you guys might want to check out these two sites. I'm not one for linking other stuff but thought these to be interesting... Sorry if you've seen them before.
http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=24807
http://members.aol.com/missiletwa800/part2.htm