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Was it a missile? Was it a plane or simply an optical illusion?
Military officials are still searching for answers behind the mysterious vapor trail that lit up the sky Monday night off the coast of southern California.
The "mystery missile" was captured by a KCBS-TV news helicopter 35 miles west out to sea, north of Catalina Island at about 5 p.m. Pacific time.
While the video fueled speculation on the mystery missile's true form, military officials and authorities Tuesday responded to questions about its origins.
The Pentagon issued a statement that said: "While there is nothing at this time that leads the Department of Defense to believe this is a missile launch, the department and other US government agencies with expertise in aviation and space continue to look into the condensation trail (CONTRAIL) seen and reported off the coast of southern California on Monday evening."
Navy and Air Force officials said that they did not launch a missile Monday night.
Nearby Vandenberg AFB had no planned rocket launches.
The contrail did not appear on the Federal Aviation Authority's radar replays.
The FAA also said it did not receive any reports of any unusual sightings from pilots who were flying in the area.
NORAD and U.S. Northern Command has confirmed that there was no foreign military coastal launch.
In a statement released Tuesday, Northern Command said they were continuing to investigate the origin of the apparent missile launch, but said they had determined "that there is no threat to our nation, and from all indications this was not a launch by a foreign military."
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