Pentagon, Navy tell NBC they have no idea who launched Monday night's missile

[The Straight Story]

Pentagon, Navy tell NBC they have no idea who launched Monday night's missile off Calif. coast. 'We're checking,' frustrated officials say

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[babylonsister]

1. How weird is this story? Just heard it; w.t.f.??? nt

[MineralMan]

2. Oh, somebody knows. It was probably an accidental launch

and nobody wants to 'fess up. We'll find out, eventually, and someone will get demoted. I saw the video, and imagine it was a naval vessel that did it. Lots of naval traffic off CA. Watch for news about it sometime today.

[mikelgb]

3. video? link plz?

[Dyler Turden]

6. There's a link with video in my post below yours. Interview with Daniel Ellsworth

who postulates that it may have been an ICBM launch from a sub to "show our abilities." (sic)

[Octafish]

11. ''Certainly not a Tomahawk.''

Puerto Maldonado, Peru, 1951

Certainly not a Hawk, either.

[Renew Deal]

20. Here's one

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/11/09/2010-11-09_mysterious_missile_caught_on_tape_streaking_across_sky_off_coast_of_california_n.html?r=news

[Dyler Turden]

4. I hadn't heard about this.

There's more story on it at this link. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/09/national/main7036716.shtml

[a la izquierda]

5. ummm, okay?

weird. Ellsworth's speculation at the end of the article is a little odd.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

7. OK. Anybody seen Dan Ackroyd?

This is straight outta the script for "Spies Like Us, II"

Mercifully, it was never made, but apparently, from this story, the "treatment's" still floating around.

[Nihil]

8. Any planes reported missing?

(Not that they couldn't just blame it on a "terrorist" bomb if they hit one ...)

[Brickbat]

9. Well, that's reassuring.

Either they're telling the truth and we're fucked, or they're lying and it's business as usual. So comforting, either way.

[Octafish]

10. Lots of those weird missile launches...Norway...Canada...

This Thing Spirals, too -- like the Norwegian UFO.

Of course, it's all a coincidence there've been so many unexpected "test launches" right next to populated areas.

[Beetwasher]

12. Where Was Dick Cheney?

A.K.A Dr. Evil?

[gratuitous]

13. Oh fer fuck's sake! Do you know how many missiles the U.S. has?

Hell, the military couldn't keep track of $9 billion cash that was air-lifted into Iraq at the beginning of the occupation. You expect them to know where each and every missile they have is? It's not like it hit your house. And if it did, the military would probably pay you a couple thousand dollars for the inconvenience, and not even bill you the cost of the missile! What do you libruls want, anyway? Isn't it enough to just pay your taxes and not worry yourselves over the minutiae, like missiles.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Fascinating

If the military don't know...

Never mind, go back to sleep.

[Renew Deal]

15. Here's some video

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40087187/ns/us_news-security/

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

16. Paging Dr. Strangelove and General Jack Ripper..

[Individualist]

19. Ironically, that movie is going to be on TCM at 8 pm eastern time tonight.

:)

[Ikonoklast]

17. No, they just aren't telling.

I would venture to guess a submarine-based ICBM was tested, and they NEVER comment on those.

Ten years from now...maybe you'll read about it.

[WinkyDink]

18. TWA 800. J/S.

[Junkdrawer]

22. Yep. My first thought. Lots of stingers still out in the wild. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. Too large of a contrail

[LiberalArkie]

21. I am betting on Isreal or another country saying "See what we can do"

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. Now this is sheer comedy

[Historic NY]

23. Opps... meanwhile a Carnivals cruise ship is broken down out there too.

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. Not related

Separated by just a few hundreds of nautical miles...

I recommend a map

[MicaelS]

24. Here's the answer...probably

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/e3gf3/a_missile_was_launched_off_the_california_coast/c14zt3d

[Blue_Tires]

25. Matthew Broderick is screwing around with the computer again

[DevonRex]

32. Okay, that made me laugh. nt

[JVS]

26. I'm going to guess that North Korea hired firm to do some R&D

[county worker]

27. Deleted by poster

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

29. Well, we all know that the Pentagon never, ever, not even on Tuesdays, fibs.

Well..maybe..sometimes...if it's embarrassing.

[Supersedeas]

33. Bigger Question: can they even acknowledge that a missile was launched?

If not, then we may have much bigger problems at Headquarters.

[AsahinaKimi]

34. Its thought to come from a Submarine

If not ours then who? (Hello China!!) :hi:

[felix_numinous]

35. We don't

"need to know".....move along, nothing to see--what missile?