L.A. ‘mystery missile’ may have been errant launch, experts say

Aerospace experts who reviewed the footage said the size of the plume suggests it was a large military rocket or missile. "The launch of a rocket that size doesn't belong to any commercial entity without them issuing a press release," said Marco Caceres, analyst with Teal Group Corp., a Fairfax, Va.-based aerospace research firm. "It can't belong to anyone but the military."