Pentagon stumped over mystery 'missile'

A vapour trail resembling a missile launch that crossed the skies off the Southern California coast has left US defence chiefs baffled.

Pentagon stumped over mystery 'missile'
Wed, 10 Nov, 2010 - 09:20

A vapour trail resembling a missile launch that crossed the skies off the Southern California coast has left US defence chiefs baffled.

Video posted on the CBS News website shows an object flying through the evening sky on Monday that left a large contrail, or vapour trail. A news helicopter owned by KCBS, a CBS affiliate in Los Angeles, shot the video.

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