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Military officials say they have not yet found an answer as to who was responsible for the launch of the "mystery missile" caught on tape off the Southern California coast Monday night.

The contrail of what appears to be a missile streaking into the California sunset was captured on video by a KCBS news helicopter flying over Los Angeles at around 5 p.m. Pacific time.

The video drew more attention when local news stations were told by Navy and Air Force officials that they did not launch a missile Monday night.

U.S. Northern Command says they are continuing to investigate the origin of the apparent missile launch, but have still not determined if a U.S. military or federal agency was responsible for what appears to be a missile launch. However, in a statement they confirmed "that there is no threat to our nation, and from all indications this was not a launch by a foreign military."

NorthCom spokesman John Cornelio says they are continuing to look at every possibility, and "that includes missiles, planes and everything. We simply do not have a definitive answer at this time."

Flying above Los Angeles, the crew aboard the KCBS helicopter estimated the contrail was approximately 35 miles west out to sea, north of Catalina Island. The video tape has confounded military officials.

Because the video shows what appears to have been a missile launch at sea, there was speculation that a U.S. Navy vessel, possibly even a submarine, might have launched one off the California coast. However, Navy officials tell ABC News that contacts with all Navy units indicate are that a Navy asset did not launch any missiles Monday night.

Vandenberg Air Force Base is located north of Los Angeles and is a regular launch point for the testing of missiles, but they confirm that they had no missile activity Monday night either. Their last missile launch was Friday night.

There has been speculation that if the military was not behind the apparent missile firing caught on tape that it may have been a commercial venture. However, even private commercial testing requires coordination with federal aviation and maritime agencies to ensure no civilian aircraft or boats enter a maritime splash or launch area.

However, the Federal Aviation Administration said they did not approve any commercial launches around the Los Angeles area on Monday.

To add to the mystery of what's on KCBS's videotape, the FAA said a radar replay of a large area west of los Angeles did not reveal any fast moving unidentified targets in that area. They also did not report says receiving any reports of any unusual sightings from pilots who were flying in the area on Monday afternoon.