Missile test over southern California

At the same time, the military is determined to keep tests shrouded in secrecy to thwart any efforts by potential adversaries -namely Russian Federation and China -to monitor the missile launch and flight, Thompson said. “Launches are conducted on a frequent, recurring basis to ensure the continued reliability of they system”. Navy Strategic Systems Programs conducted a missile test at sea from the USS Kentucky, a ballistic missile submarine, Perry said in a statement.

A mysterious bright light was seen emerging in the sky of California on the late Saturday evening and people quickly assumed it was a form of missile attack.

“The tests were part of a scheduled, ongoing system evaluation test”, the statement revealed.

People on the West Coast of the United States were treated to a light show Saturday night after the US Navy quietly launched a test of an unarmed missile.

YouTube vlogger Julien Solomita was at a Target parking structure in Los Angeles shooting time-lapses and nighttime footage when the missile appeared. In fact bright fireballs sill is going to be on peak during the week in the night sky across the globe.

A Navy Spokesman, Cmdr.

The Trident II, a $31 million missile built by Lockheed Martin Corp, was first tested in 1989. Officials said both missiles would have been launched on Saturday, but there were too many private boats in the area.

Speculations also surfaced that the glow was part of the annual Taurid meteor shower, which is reaching its peak which was later dismissed by a UC San Diego astrophysicist. “We’d also be more likely to see meteors about midnight, and the flash came near sunset”.

Los Angeles global Airport announced Friday that active military airspace was prompting it to stop “over-ocean operations” – where arriving and departing flights fly over the ocean to minimize neighborhood noise – until November 12.

Twitter’s #UFO, however, is questioning the California missile test explanation that came after the fact.