App in limbo in Mission Control

I am using 10.9.5 on a MacBook Air iCore5, 8GB Ram.
I have a small app that displays a token ID for VPN connection. I don't use Mission Control, but in trying to find where it went, it appears in their. If I try to drag to a desktop, it drops... but then doesn't display on that desktop... only in Mission Control view. It feels like it's in limbo. I've trying multiple reboots to no avail. See screen cap below.
Help Please

On modern MBairs, the F3 key will take you to Mission control.  Once there, hold the Option key down and you'll see  a tab with the "+" sign on it.  Pressing this will add another desktop.  You can assign apps to desktops or just drag them there.   Switching between desktops is done by swiping either 3 or 4 fingers across the trackpad. (depend on the option chosen in System Preferences > Trackpad).

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