Object flying by plane may have been model rocket

Jun 6th, 2009 - Houston Chronicle

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LIBERTY, Texas — Investigators say a flying object that narrowly missed a Continental Express plane last month may have been a large model rocket.

The jet's pilot and co-pilot spotted the rocket and a long white vapor trail shortly after they took off from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on May 29. The plane was bound for Greenville, S.C.

Pilots potted the object at roughly 16,000 feet. It was about 5 feet to 7 feet long.

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