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A few interesting comments from the excellent Watt's UP with That? blog:

mysearchfortruth says:

November 11, 2010 at 5:31 pm

http://petersantilli.com/ quote: “China flexed its military muscle Monday evening in the skies west of Los Angeles when a Chinese Navy Jin class ballistic missile nuclear submarine, deployed secretly from its underground home base on the south coast of Hainan island, launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from international waters off the southern California coast. WMR’s intelligence sources in Asia, including Japan, say the belief by the military commands in Asia and the intelligence services is that the Chinese decided to demonstrate to the United States its capabilities on the eve of the G-20 Summit in Seoul and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Tokyo, where President Obama is scheduled to attend during his ten-day trip to Asia.

The reported Chinese missile test off Los Angeles came as a double blow to Obama. The day after the missile firing, China’s leading credit rating agency, Dagong Global Credit Rating, downgraded sovereign debt rating of the United States to A-plus from AA. The missile demonstration coupled with the downgrading of the United States financial grade represents a military and financial show of force by Beijing to Washington.

The Pentagon spin machine, backed by the media reporters who regularly cover the Defense Department, as well as officials of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), and the U.S. Northern Command, is now spinning various conspiracy theories, including describing the missile plume videotaped by KCBS news helicopter cameraman Gil Leyvas at around 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time, during the height of evening rush hour, as the condensation trail from a jet aircraft. Other Pentagon-inspired cover stories are that the missile was actually an amateur rocket or an optical illusion….”

The second article is equally as intriguing…

shunt1 says:

November 11, 2010 at 6:08 pm @William From Los Angeles:

Don’t worry William, because those of us who have worked at White Sands Missile Range understood what we were seeing.

However, for this specific case, I would ask that you to get behind the “contrail” or “swamp gas” explanations on any public forums.

You and I both know why I would ask that of you.

shunt1 says: November 11, 2010 at 6:25 pm

@William From Los Angeles:

I was at White Sands Missile Range from 1979 to 1994 and ASL and oftened worked with EOD.

You and that WSMR EOD team were the most heroic people I have ever seen and you have my absolute respect!

Some of the stories that we could tell…

1. shunt1 says: “I was at White Sands Missile Range from 1979 to 1994 at ASL, where we often worked with EOD. You and that WSMR EOD team were the most heroic people I have ever seen and you have my absolute respect! Some of the stories that we could tell if ever allowed…”

Thanks for the kind words. I never really considered it heroic but the job certainly needed huge nads. The kind you carry around in a wheel barrel. My training was good and the danger was manageable. Those were the best and worst days of my life. I know a couple of those stories and yes even after 22 years they still give me chills at night.

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I do find it interesting that a NOTAM went out right after this incident clearing the area for over a day. http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2010/11/california-missile-launch-hunt-for-red.html

---------- Garry B. Coston says:

November 14, 2010 at 10:20 am

I can’t believe how naive, gullible, and goofy everyone is sounding, including scientists and members of the American Government, stating that this is not a ballistic missile launch. Look at the plume. If that is a commercial jet aircraft, why doesn’t all of the commercial jets produce a plume of that magnitude? Someone said it’s a stunt plane. The plume is too large, and the ballistic missile keeps going ever higher in the sky first vertical, then horizontal towards the west; why would a stunt plane be rehearsing, training, etc. that far away? There’s lots of “big sky” and “big country” east of California where there’s no power lines or other interference. Someone said Aliens; come on man! Aliens? That’s a weak “cop out.”

Take it from a 20 year Navy Veteran whose seen ballistic missile launches and other type missile launches; IT WAS A BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCH.

Even former Admirals, Generals, and other Military experts and Scientists affirm and confirm unequivocally that it was a ballistic launch; from a submarine mind you. And if it wasn’t an American sub, it must have been from either China, North Korea, or some other nation making a very solid and “scare you” statement to America.

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R. de Haan says: November 15, 2010 at 9:24 pm

It was a missile and it was fired from a submarine: General Mcinerney: I am absolutely certain that is NOT an aircraft.

Watch what he further has to say in the video at the following link: http://www.prisonplanet.com/general-mcinerney-“i-am-absolutely-certain-that-is-not-an-aircraft”.html

I agree 100% with General Mcinerney’s assessment. 

E. M Smith… you are right.