Lights in the sky above LA

Trident launches off the Canary Islands in the 1970s caused major UFO flaps there for years. Reactions to this test sure shows how that might happen.

Just got this pic in from a friend...


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originally posted by: proob4

originally posted by: JimOberg

A Trident missile the Navy tested off Los Angeles Saturday night is shown from the Fourth Street bridge over 110 Freeway in Los Angeles. Photographer Preston Newman was on a photo shoot at the time. — Preston Newman Photography, on Instagram at @Newman_Photos

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I'm really busy now but could somebody else go to google street view of this location and get a compass bearing on the missile direction, and estimate elevation angle? Thanks!

That's the best pic i seen so far. Have you seen this one yet? Hope it helps.

that is a lovely shot of it. im in northern california and it was directly south in the sky for me. so i saw it from a different angle but the middle plume did glow more blueish and slightly stronger then the surounding plume, that was more whiteish green although in that picture it appears mostly white. not sure if there was a final stage afterwards but it appeared to really pickup speed a few seconds after that stage seperated but i could see no plume just a small white dot that faded out rather quickly

Looks like a repeat of 2008 folks. Only this time it appears the hydrozene entered and dispersed into our atmosphere. That's not good...

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a reply to: Battlefresh

Looks like a repeat of 2008 folks.

Actually it doesn't. It looks more like the launch of a Trident II.

Only this time it appears the hydrozene entered and dispersed into our atmosphere.

No, it doesn't appear that way.

originally posted by: Battlefresh
Who knows how reliable this info is, but a friend of mine said this was a muscle flexing show for Russia. He said they violated our air space and this was our way of flipping them off. Personally I think the only reason our military would do this at 6pm on a Saturday night over LA is to show someone interested in our defense technology how capable it is and the whole world was witness. Quite a sales tactic.

if i had to take a guess id bet it relates more to china trying to flex its muscle in the south china sea.

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Battlefresh

Looks like a repeat of 2008 folks.

Actually it doesn't. It looks more like the launch of a Trident II.

Only this time it appears the hydrozene entered and dispersed into our atmosphere.

No, it doesn't appear that way.

Trident launches don't typically create plumes hundreds of miles across, visable from Idaho. That's fuel vapor.

a reply to: Battlefresh

Trident launches don't typically create plumes hundreds of miles across, visable from Idaho.

Idaho? I hadn't heard that but how do you know it wouldn't be visible?

Fuel, exhaust...neither one would be visible from "Idaho" unless it was at a very high altitude. Like out of the atmosphere high.

BTW, is this "fuel vapor" too? You know that Minuteman launches are visible from a very wide area too, right?

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: JimOberg
It isn't November 15th, is it?

There's sort of an ongoing NOTAM for that sort of stuff in the area. This came up with the contrail/missile event a few years back.

Probably November 2015

Search "Norway Spiral". It was a failed Russian missile launch which looked preeeetty much the exact same as what this looked like.

originally posted by: StarnatalSandia

My iPhone capture from Pasadena.

Naval testing it seems...

Thanks for posting that video. I was driving West on the 210 in Pasadena around 6 PM when I saw it.
At first I thought it was a low flying Helicopter with it's search light on. It was extremely bright. Took a closer look while I could without hitting the car in front of me. Then I noticed a smaller bright flare on the end of it with a bright cloud behind it. The entire thing was on my left side at about 45 degrees up from the Horizon. It appeared to be moving towards the North West but that could also be an optical illusion.
For anyone that is wondering the section of the 210 I was on travels about 270 degrees direction before it makes a turn to the left and meets the 134 near the Rose bowl. From my perspective I would guess the direction of the cloud was about 215-220 degrees. That's just a guess because the cloud covered a large piece of sky. The could continued to glow for a good 10 to 15 minutes.
If that was an ICBM a nuclear war will be very pretty and spectacular, for about 30 minutes, then not so much.

a reply to: HomeyKXTA

I am glad you brought this up. I saw a rocket get shot into space tonight, I've seen about a dozen small shooting stars, and I saw 2 orange orbs floating a couple hundred feet off the ground completely motionless. Tonight has been strange for sure.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I was on the highway about an hour ago (1 a.m.). I witnessed two separate occasions of lights in the sky that I couldn't really explain. Both instances were brief. It reminded me of a shooting star, only much, much larger. Eh. I thought it was odd, but didn't think much else until I got home and saw people have been reporting things. In any event, all I saw was the light shoot across the sky and disappear. Could be nothing, could be something. Definitely piqued my interest when I got home, though. Both instances were pretty much the same. Brief, but noticeable.

I'm in Ohio. I don't know if it's related, but it was definitely unusual. I'm not sure anyone else saw anything, the highway was pretty quiet. Both times I saw the light, no other cars were in view; the road was completely deserted, except for myself. I made a note of that at the time with a passing giggle, thinking I'd better not get abducted.

Less amusing now.

The one thing that strikes me as highly bizarre here is that someone elected to do this test right on top of the 2nd most heavily populated metropolitan area in the states. Sure there are naval bases all over SoCal, but why not test a little more discretely? I can't put my finger on it at all, but something doesn't sit right with me here...

More sources are reporting the missile launch,

Such launches are conducted on a frequent, recurring basis to ensure the continued reliability of the system, Perry said, as well as to provide systems information and assurances of their capabilities.

Source

Frequently, but not seen so often as this one was?

I'm not saying it's aliens, but:

originally posted by: mash3d

originally posted by: StarnatalSandia

My iPhone capture from Pasadena.

Naval testing it seems...

Thanks for posting that video. I was driving West on the 210 in Pasadena around 6 PM when I saw it.
At first I thought it was a low flying Helicopter with it's search light on. It was extremely bright. Took a closer look while I could without hitting the car in front of me. Then I noticed a smaller bright flare on the end of it with a bright cloud behind it. The entire thing was on my left side at about 45 degrees up from the Horizon. It appeared to be moving towards the North West but that could also be an optical illusion.
For anyone that is wondering the section of the 210 I was on travels about 270 degrees direction before it makes a turn to the left and meets the 134 near the Rose bowl. From my perspective I would guess the direction of the cloud was about 215-220 degrees. That's just a guess because the cloud covered a large piece of sky. The could continued to glow for a good 10 to 15 minutes.
If that was an ICBM a nuclear war will be very pretty and spectacular, for about 30 minutes, then not so much.

This person amde a thread about something similar from cincinatti also u should post there
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Edit ops replied to wrong post

originally posted by: thektotheg
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I was on the highway about an hour ago (1 a.m.). I witnessed two separate occasions of lights in the sky that I couldn't really explain. Both instances were brief. It reminded me of a shooting star, only much, much larger. Eh. I thought it was odd, but didn't think much else until I got home and saw people have been reporting things. In any event, all I saw was the light shoot across the sky and disappear. Could be nothing, could be something. Definitely piqued my interest when I got home, though. Both instances were pretty much the same. Brief, but noticeable.

I'm in Ohio. I don't know if it's related, but it was definitely unusual. I'm not sure anyone else saw anything, the highway was pretty quiet. Both times I saw the light, no other cars were in view; the road was completely deserted, except for myself. I made a note of that at the time with a passing giggle, thinking I'd better not get abducted.

Less amusing now.

this person posted about cincinatti also

www.abovetopsecret.com...

a reply to: slip2break
Most likely shot it away or angled away from coastline. This would give naval ships or recovery vessels a shorter trip to and from port no?

originally posted by: slip2break
The one thing that strikes me as highly bizarre here is that someone elected to do this test right on top of the 2nd most heavily populated metropolitan area in the states. Sure there are naval bases all over SoCal, but why not test a little more discretely? I can't put my finger on it at all, but something doesn't sit right with me here...

Naval bases being close is probably the reason due to security and recovery, maybe convenience and cost. The missile or rocket was unarmed as well shot over water where all flights were diverted. I am not so sure as to why they would do it close enough for the civilians to see. My answer would be that it is so bright if they get to far out their enemies could possibly see and intercept. I bet cost, however someone with more knowledge may answer you.

Hey everybody, I was off highway 152 in Gilroy. I was eating outside Sonics and took a video of this thing at close range, you can see the fuel Vapor or whatever it is.

This was unlike any rocket/missile I have ever seen. It was able to hover and change directions. It was coming directly overhead and then stopped for a minute and just sorta Hovered/loitered for a minute. We actually thought it was a Helicopter because it was FLASHING a REALLY REALLY BRIGHT white light towards us... After a minute or two we realized it wasn't a helicopter when it stopped loitering and started heading NorthWest... Personally I think this was some new technology, it didn't make a sound and was pretty close to us. I'm not sure what kinda rocket can do that kinda maneuver and not make a sound... Pretty amazing.

Anyways, I have a Decent Video from an IPhone 5s but I don't know how to upload it, I'll try to post it, does anybody have any easy way to post it from my iPhone?? Thanks