The Rogue NOTAM

A lot of media organizations are discussing a NOTAM from yesterday, which was released after the launch. It reads:

NOTAM for LA.
KZLA LOS ANGELES A2832/10 - THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE REQUIRED DUE TO NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION ACTIVATION OF W537. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, ALL NON-PARTICIPATING PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID W537. IFR TRAFFIC UNDER ATC JURISDICTION SHOULD ANTICIPATE CLEARANCE AROUND W537 AND CAE 1176. CAE 1155 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. CAE 1316 & CAE 1318 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. CAE 1177 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. W537 ACTIVE, CAE 1176 CLOSED. SURFACE - FL390, 09 NOV 20:00 2010 UNTIL 10 NOV 01:00 2010. CREATED: 08 NOV 20:52 201

This is W537

And this is the Google Earth location.

So even if you ignore the timestamps being all wrong, I don't think they are related folks.

The most likely explanation remains a Boeing BMD interceptor launch from San Nicolas Island, and as far as I know they don't always announce such test launches so it fits the profile. Still, one would think that the DoD would be able to confirm that yes or no within 20 hours, and yet the DoD still says they don't know.

Update: For those who have inquired, yes I called Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at Pt Mugu, and the guy I spoke to said it wasn't them - then dismissed me to talk to the folks over at the Pentagon. While I probably spoke to someone on base, and not someone in the range OPs, I would still think at this point that if it was them - we would know by now.