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UFO? 😉
Brilliant!
This time-lapse footage of the launch from the USS Kentucky this past weekend, which was what caused all the crazy UFO talk, is interesting. It was visible here on Saturday night here in San Francisco but this image makes it clearer.
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/san-francisco-photog-caught-an-amazing-time-lapse-of-la-1741321296
This missile was launched from a US Submarine not Uk
No, it was not. As stated in the video and the original source text from the MoD, this is a Vanguard class submarine.