A mystery missile was reportedly launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, according to local reports.
Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon for comment via email.
The launch was reported by Florida Today and The Orlando Sentinel.
The Sentinel reported that the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security issued navigational warnings earlier in the week, similar to those issued for earlier hypersonic missile tests launched from Cape Canaveral. More details about Thursday’s launch, however, had not been made public.
The most recent of those launches was in April 2025, the Sentinel reported.
Photographer Jerry Pike wrote on X that the Department of Defense conducted “what appeared to be another successful test of the Dark Eagle Long Range Hypersonic Weapon from Cape Canaveral this afternoon.” However, the Pentagon had not confirmed the type of missile launched.
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