They were not the only ones. No one disputes that.
Rick Warren took some 50+ pics of it that were used in Contrailscience.com's analysis.
There was this video that I just posted a link to a few posts back...
New footage of 'Mystery Missile' :: Nov 8, 2010, Off Southern California Coast (video; Nov. 9, 2010)
Then there were these pics linked in the OP of this thread. photos of clouds at sunset on November 8,
And yet another photographer linked in the OP ... uploaded a photo of the November 8
And where did you get your information as to the location of the chopper?
This still pic from Gil Leyvas' video shows the LA harbor in the immediate foreground just below the helicopter. I think we can all agree that these docks and the water surrounding it aren't 30 miles inland.