Panic and speculation spread Saturday night when a bright white light shot through the night skies in Southern California.
Residents posted a flurry of videos on social media, together with theories of aliens or meteors. Others made panicked calls to law enforcement officials.
But not to worry, U.S. military officials said. It was a planned missile test.
The Navy Strategic Systems Programs held a scheduled missile test flight at sea from USS Kentucky, which is a ballistic missile submarine. The test was conducted off the coast of Southern California, the Pentagon said in a statement.
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In a former life, I was chief engineer officer on one of our missile subs. Yes, live missile tests are conducted periodically. No, the test missiles are not armed.
But the oceans are a big place, and there is no need to scare US citizens by conducting such a test near our coasts. To do such a thing suggests the government wants to show us that THEY are in charge, and We The People better do what we're told.
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