After the Army's extended-range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System experienced an anomaly during its first flight test late last year, the service and Lockheed Martin saw a successful test on March 4.
A White Sands spokesperson said no tests were conducted the day of the reported sighting, while a Kirtland AFB spokesperson said "we have no knowledge of this."
The Air Force said it would prefer to extend current operations over Eddy, Otero and Chaves counties for F-16 pilots taking off from Holloman Air Force Base.