"Mystery" Ballistic Missile Test Lights Up Sky Over California, Leads To Social Media Panic

Zero Hedge ^ | November 8, 2015 | Tyler Durden

[Navy Patriot]

Late on Friday there was a surprising announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration according to which night-time flights to and from Los Angeles International (LAX) would avoid flying over the Pacific Ocean to the west of the airport, the second busiest in the US.(snip)

...thousands of reports from Los Angeles and San Diego flooded social networks with reports of a mysterious bright light in the sky that sent Californians into panic. The San Diego Union-Tribune said police were inundated with calls "reporting everything from a flare to a comet to a nuclear bomb".

The newspaper said the light was seen as far away as the states of Nevada and Arizona. CBS-LA reported sightings in San Francisco, 380 miles (600km ) to the north.

[conservativeimage]

Aykay you convince me. I didn’t ever want to Twitter just like I never watched The Lion King. Scanning local police dispatch before arriving in a large city http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/ctid/201 has seemed helpful too.

[ponygirl]

You don't have to tweet. You can just view what other people are saying. That's what I do.

And for God's sake, watch the Lion King. It's the circle of life, man!

[SunkenCiv]

HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT MY TINFOILED LINED BASEMENT?!?!?!?!

;’)

[SunkenCiv]

My pleasure. I’d have to re-read it, but I think it said the guy was on the Bridge when he took it, that gave me a little vertigo just thinking about it. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

I think it was a Delta IV, those are liquid fueled, the oxidizer at least is cryo, I'd have to look that up, and it puts out around 2 million pounds thrust. Here's another launch:

[Delta IV] Launch of AFSPC-4 on Delta IV Rocket from Cape

[SunkenCiv]

Seems awfully close to a highly populated area for testing?

"Yeah, Good One!"

[SunkenCiv]

Oops, my mistake, thanks OM.

Day & Night Trident II D5 Nuclear Missile test launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwal7FhH9LA

Lockheed Martin - Trident II D5 SLBM Achieves 148 Successful Test Flights Since 1989 [720p]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pAr-egKuMM

[TigersEye]

:-)

[silverleaf]

Look familiar?
China, 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnszlJC8iGs