Rocket fired at airliner in Texas

[Stalwart]

Holy Cow:

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/090601_ufo_sightings_liberty_county

From this report, it's clear they don't really know what it was.  Could have been an idiot with fireworks, or a weapon, or something in-between.

[oakranger]

if it was a missle, question is who has it, how they got it, and how they got it in America.

[Pigslilspaz]

if it was a missle, question is who has it, how they got it, and how they got it in America.

an object thrown or projected usually so as to strike something at a distance

[uptown]

If a guy can walk across the border with a backpack full of dope, a rocket launcher slung over his shoulder shouldn't be that much of a problem either.

[oakranger]

If a guy can walk across the border with a backpack full of dope, a rocket launcher slung over his shoulder shouldn't be that much of a problem either.

But that would all depends on what kind of rocket that was used. 

[bravoa8]

I didn't hear about this one, I guess that's because I haven't seen the news lately. Pretty scarey though.

[hlbly]

Above 12,000 feet ,not fireworks .

[Pigslilspaz]

Above 12,000 feet ,not fireworks .

some model rockets can reach pretty damn high. my old physics teacher had a 1:4 Patriot Missile model, the engines were big.

[CAP1]

Above 12,000 feet ,not fireworks .

not even close. i've watched fireworks from a cessna. at 3,000 ft, they were well below me.

[CAP1]

Holy Cow:

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/090601_ufo_sightings_liberty_county

From this report, it's clear they don't really know what it was.  Could have been an idiot with fireworks, or a weapon, or something in-between.

so now what? are they going to outlaw shoulder launched missiles?

 oh yea./...they already are. 

[Slash27]

If a guy can walk across the border with a backpack full of dope, a rocket launcher slung over his shoulder shouldn't be that much of a problem either.

Drive to the nearest major airport and make jihad, not a big stretch. I would rather this turn out to be a moron with a model rocket.

[4deck]

Im more inclined to a rocket, then an actual missle. I mean if my intention was to blow one up, I would have been damn near the airport, and a fairly large one to make sure I hit the largest target I could. This sounds more like a backyard rocket, that someone made. Just happened to be coincendence IMHO.

[Russian]

Sounds like a model rocket incident to me.  First of all, target was too small  to be a target for terrorist attack (commuter airliner?).  Second of all, target was too high to be attacked by MANPOD (Near its max range...motor would have burned out and pilot wouldn't see anything).  Thirdly, common sense?

[AWwrgwy]

Im more inclined to a rocket, then an actual missle. I mean if my intention was to blow one up, I would have been damn near the airport, and a fairly large one to make sure I hit the largest target I could. This sounds more like a backyard rocket, that someone made. Just happened to be coincendence IMHO.

It's 40 miles east of the airport.  Very stealthy.  Who would ever think to look that far away.

All I can think is LIBERTY, Texas --- Fourth of July --- Rocket

Coincidence?

 

wrongway

[Slash27]

It's 40 miles east of the airport.  Very stealthy.  Who would ever think to look that far away.

All I can think is LIBERTY, Texas --- Fourth of July --- Rocket

Coincidence?

 

wrongway

I remember when they outlawed the little bottle rockets here because they were "too dangerous". I can buy the equivalent to a clusterbomb on the side of the highway now but none of those damn bottlerockets!!