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A mysterious light that rocketed across the Southern California sky on Saturday night, sparking fears of nuclear war, an incoming meteor and an alien invasion, was actually an unarmed missile test-fired by a Navy submarine.

A Navy spokesman told the San Diego Union-Tribune that the projectile was fired from a ballistic missile submarine known as the USS Kentucky as part of an ongoing series of tests to ensure the reliability of the weaponry.

Ryan Perry, a spokesman with the Navy’s 3rd Fleet, told the paper that the missile — a Trident II (D5) that could be seen as far away as Arizona and Nevada — was unarmed. He said information about such exercises is classified before the launch begins…..

Read More and See Video…. Courtesy of: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/08/mysterious-light-blazes-across-california-sky-sparking-confusion-excitement-and-fears-of-alien-invasion/

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