Mystery Missile??

[Dave]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

Did it turn into one of those "I'm gonna punish you publicly, with a nod and a wink, but pat you on the pat privately" kind of deals?

We were the battalion hq tank section, and the platoon sergeant was a good guy. Covered for him in formation and had every intention of punishing him at our level, but when the story came out he started laughing and settled for don't. Let it happen again

[Razor]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Well for those of you who've seen an airliner come over the horizon straight towards you, it DOES kind of look like a rocket taking off.

I would also like to know, if it was really a missile, why was it moving so slow? If you say that's only because it was so far away, well the further it is away, the more people would have seen it, and the mystery would have been solved.

They video I used above for reference is the best I've seen. I've seen several airliners, cargo jets and miltary tankers on clear days over water and over land in my 2000+ flying hours and never have I thought that might be a rocket/missle. If you zoom in close enough on a jet contrail you will notice 2 distinct lines usually that remain distinct for a while before they converge. As far as the slow moving goes, Since the object is approx 35 miles away, it looks like it is going pretty fast. If you think that is weird, try watching a C-5 on take-off roll, It looks like its going about 50mph when it lifts off. And I think the light you are seeing is actually the flame from a rocket/booster motor if you were looking from behind instead of off the front...

[Rangerscott]

I got a mystery missile in my pants.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

I got a mystery missile in my pants.

A mystery because it's so hard to find.... sometimes it's there... sometimes it's not... it's a mystery.

[Rangerscott]

Sounds like a job for the Hardly Boys. I hope they get a clue fast.

[Homeslice]

If this location is correct (and I'm not sure how the news thinks they're qualified to come up with that), then all the residents of Catalina Island, as well as anyone who happened to be sailing that day, would have seen it, and they would have submitted tons of videos on Youtube with alternative angles on it.

[Homeslice]

Hmm, here is another video from almost a year ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88XaLNzysJ0

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Sounds like a job for the Hardly Boys. I hope they get a clue fast.

If it were me, I'd prefer a chick... say Nancy Drew... to be searching for my mystery missle... you can have a couple of dudes look for yours I guess.

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

If it were me, I'd prefer a chick... say Nancy Drew... to be searching for my mystery missle... you can have a couple of dudes look for yours I guess.

Southpark joke. Keep up.


http://www.southparkstudios.com/clip...0/raging-clues

[Razor]

Mystery whatever on the left, Actual missle launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the right...