US forces deny knowledge of mystery missile

[Christer Forslund]

And they never do any mistakes, do they? ...
This quote is from the Los Angeles Times (November 9):

Aerospace experts who reviewed the footage said the size of the plume suggests it was a large military rocket or missile.
"The launch of a rocket that size doesn't belong to any commercial entity without them issuing a press release," said Marco Caceres, analyst with Teal Group Corp., a Fairfax, Va.-based aerospace research firm. "It can't belong to anyone but the military."
The lack of explanation from the Pentagon makes Caceres believe it may have been a mistake -- perhaps a defense exercise launched by accident.
Based on the footage, it is unclear where exactly the missile was coming from, but many analysts believe it originated near Naval Air Station Point Mugu in Ventura County, where missiles and missile defense exercises are regularly carried out.
Officials at the base, however, denied it was their missile.
"It didn't happen here," said Naval Base Ventura County spokeswoman Teri Reid. "There was no firing on the range yesterday."