On Nov 9, 8:27*pm, Gene wrote:
On Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:21:10 -0500, HarryK wrote:
On 11/9/10 7:46 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:20:02 -0500, *wrote:

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, issued a
statement jointly with the U.S. Northern Command, or NORTHCOM, saying
that the contrail was not the result of a foreign military launching a
missile. It provided no further details.

Of course that implies that they know what it was - probably some
classified test.

Or, just as likely, they're clueless. But I agree that it was some sort
of U.S. military "exercise."

Don't discount an amateur rocketeer that hasn't done his homework in
researching the FARs....

It's actually pretty unlikely that an "amateur rocketeer" could have
gotten far enough to pull off something like this without knowing full
well what the implications are. Building a successful motor this big
takes quite a bit of perseverance, knowledge, and money. And you
can't buy one without a bit of vesting by your peers, which requires
the same knowledge.

They know what it was.