2010 California contrail incident
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2010-california-contrail-incident-164-11794553
title:
2010 California contrail incident
text:
On the evening of Monday, November 8, 2010, an unusually conspicuous contrail appeared about 35 miles (56 km) west of Los Angeles, California in the vicinity of Catalina Island. News footage of the event from a KCBS helicopter led to intense media coverage and speculation about a potential military missile launch, with many reporters and experts discussing the contrail and theorizing about its source. Coverage continued for several days. The Pentagon released a statement on November 9 that it co
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Aviation and aerial phenomenon-related incident
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_California_contrail_incident
date created:
2024-02-18T06:00:19Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T00:15:30Z
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