A spectacular U.S. Army missile test in New Mexico Thursday
(Sept. 13) lit up the predawn sky over the southwestern United States,
triggering a flood of frantic UFO reports and hundreds of calls to military
officials from as far away as Denver and Los Angeles.
The amazing night sky sight was created by the launch of an
Army Juno missile early Thursday from Fort Wingate in New Mexico, which soared
high into the atmosphere on its way to the White Sands Missile Range to be
intercepted by a Patriot missile. The unarmed Juno rocket flew so high that its
long contrail reflected sunlight from the yet-to-rise sun, sparking a dazzling
night sky light show.