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According to news reports of the time this was most likely a model rocket firing not a ground-to-air missile. It posed no danger to the aircraft which continued it's scheduled flight.

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Q: Why are ground to air missiles being fired at passenger planes such as flight 1544 on may 27th 2007 in Texas?
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