• In 2010 a
contrail off the coast of Los Angeles, California led observers to believe they had seen a missile launch. • On July 7, 2010, reports of a "
UFO" sighting forced
Xiaoshan Airport in
Hangzhou,
China to temporarily cease operations. A flight crew preparing for descent saw the object—suspected to be a Chinese rocket test—as a bright twinkling light apparently above the runway, and notified the
air traffic control department. ATC could not locate it on radar and diverted landing flights. Eighteen flights were affected. Though normal operations resumed four hours later, the incident captured the attention of the Chinese media and sparked a firestorm of speculation on the UFO's identity. • On November 7, 2015 a bright plume of light was seen expanding then "exploding" over south California between 7-8pm. The Orange County Sheriff confirmed that it was a Trident II ballistic missile test firing from the
USS Kentucky. == See also ==