We have a closeup video image of what appears to be a rocket launch. Many experts claim it appears to be a rocket launch to them. That is why we are debating the topic. You have nothing but hyperbole. We do not know, launch point, launch mechanism, maximum altitude and we do not even know if it was successful. So the vapor trail argument in the upper atmosphere is irrelevant.
... no reports of anyone a few hundred miles North or South seeing this.
You are making yourself look silly typing that. There are numerous blog postings of people who saw this. Even on the CBS original story blog that started the whole thing. The links have been posted to threads, yet you refuse to acknowledge even that evidence.
Actually, you are being hyperbolic. We have comparative contrail photos, we know the weather and we know what planes were in that exact spot. We have that NO pilots in the area reported anything, NO boats reported anything and there was NO glowing ionized cloud. We also have the same weather conditions creating the same contrail 24 hours later when the same flight was at the same place in the sky
You have nothing but conspiracy theory blather, not a good place to begin a debate with. You have zero proof.
Optical illusions happen, its OK to admit you have no proof of a missile, you are relying on some selective video from a certain point in time at a certain place that makes it look like a missile, but there is no actual proof of any type to support your claim, versus a rational, logical, provable amount of proof that claims otherwise.