Missle over California

A missile was apparently fired off the Southern California coast Monday night, leaving the entire state and nation at large in a deep puzzle. But Pentagon and top military officials are extremely tight-lipped on details about what actually happened.

U.S. Northern Command, where the Pentagon has directed all calls, said in a statement this afternoon that the command was unable to provide specific details about the “unexplained contrail,” or vapor trail, reported off the coast of Southern California. The command said it and NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command that provides early warning of any missile attacks on the United States and Canada, were aware of Monday night's sighting.

“But we are working to determine the exact nature of this event,” the statement said. “We can confirm that there is no threat to our nation, and from all indications this was not a launch by a foreign military.”

A Pentagon spokesman told National Journal this morning that officials are coordinating with various agencies to "see what we know about it."

its now common to assume that the truth will never be known, but with a missile? We sure need to know!