The Pentagon has released its first images of a missile launch in the Pacific over the weekend that rattled Californians up and down the coast.
One dramatic image shows bright fire streaking from the tail a Trident II D5 missile as it launched Saturday night from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine Kentucky. The launch was one of two the Navy conducted during exercises off the Southern California coast and the 156th successful test flight of the missile, officials said.
A congressional delegation that included representatives from Arkansas and Indiana were able to watch Saturday’s test, the Navy said.
A second successful test launch took place Monday afternoon, the Navy said. The blastoff took place with far less fanfare than Saturday night’s launch, which provoked residents from San Francisco to Mexico to take to social media, posting photos of an eerie-looking, bluish-green plume smeared above the Pacific.
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The mysterious object is seen in the sky above a wedding in Palos Verdes Estates on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Oleslie18/via Twitter) 
A viewer's photo shows the mysterious light in the sky above Disneyland in Anaheim on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. 
A witness points to a bright blue streak above an unidentified area on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Evie Reyes) 
The light "left a huge blue mark in the sky and then disappeared" over the San Francisco Bay, witness Adam Corey said. (Credit: @frumyp/via Twitter) 
Witnesses gave upon the mysterious light in a viewer-submitted photo. (Credit: @april_marrt/via Twitter) 
A mysterious light is seen in the sky above the Citadel in Commerce on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Alberto Colin) 
The object is visible above the 215 Freeway in Perris on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Viewer photo) 
Witnesses gaze at a mysterious light in the sky on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Morgan Monroy) 
The moving light seemed to have a blue tint above city lights on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Vasana Wilson) 
KTLA viewer Vanessa Brookman snapped this photo of the celestial incident in Palmdale on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. 
An unarmed missile was reportedly test-fired by the U.S. Navy on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Lawrence Qu) 
The luminous phenomenon was photographed an unidentified roadway on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Viewer photo) 
A blue streak is seen above a horizon on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Brian Shim) 
The sky above Lancaster is illuminated on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Violette Ghattas) 
The object is seen above a rooftop in Alhambra on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Laurie Jimenez) 
A white light with an apparent blue tail is seen above a city street on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Erick Walls) 
The unidentified object is seen in the sky above Palos Verdes on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Terri Clune) 
A bright light is seen over apartment buildings on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Sam House) 
The luminous object is visible in the sky above a residential area of Buena Park on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Jon Lim) 
"It started off as a bright light, then it just faded out into what looked like fog, but left behind a bright blue mark," a KTLA viewer said. (Credit: Shorty Kastro) 
KTLA viewer Michael Horton snapped this photo of the dazzling light above Miracle Mile on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. 
The light "stayed lit for a while and slowly dimmed," according to a witness at Lorimar Vineyards & Winery in Temecula on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Terri Seay) 
A blue streak is visible in sky above the Irwindale area on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Laura Nelson) 
An unexplained light is seen above Anaheim on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Xenia Nieb) 
Vehicles move along the 5 Freeway as an unarmed Navy missile reportedly moves across the sky on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Rodrigo Diaz) 
Patrick Ruiz saw this in the sky above Hawthorne after getting off work on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. 
A viewer-submitted photo shows a bright light above Riverside on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Karina Rodriguez) 
Miguel Pardo captured this photo in Irvine on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. "Was weird how it started looking like a plane," he wrote on Facebook. "Then it became a shooting star that lasted a long time with a long tail! 
A blue light illuminates the night sky over the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Maria Moreno) 
Cameron Nehrer added this caption to his photo: "Never seen anything like that before!" 
"This was pretty scary for me and my husband to see as we're driving" on the 15 Freeway on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, Chriss Valenzuela wrote. 
A blue light is seen above San Jacinto in Riverside County on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Credit: Jim Clowers)
