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December 23, 2017Funny story – My boyfriend and I are moving to Arizona soon after the holidays. He was on his way there from Southern California last night . We were on the phone when suddenly he goes “HOLY EXPLETIVE… HOLD ON…. I think I just saw a spaceship.”
We laughed about how moving to the desert was already changing him. Then he figured something was probably being tested somewhere.
Weeeell he was right! And he’s definitely not the only person who couldn’t believe what he had just seen!
Aliens over LA? No, this incredible sight is a SpaceX Falcon 9 https://t.co/PgwnccBCWH pic.twitter.com/AzLErHcqI5
— CNET (@CNET) December 23, 2017
What… in the world???? #SpaceX
— Tineke Senf (@TinekeSenf) December 23, 2017
I was able to take this picture of the Space X rocket today pic.twitter.com/2tajOq8z5N
— Justin Escalona (@JustinEscalona) December 23, 2017
Residents of Southern California and Arizona were startled just after dusk on Friday when a strange white light which later turned out to be a SpaceX rocket launch appeared in the sky.
The streak of white light would create what turned out to be a fish-shaped pattern, prompting locals to speculate on social media as to what it was.
Local television stations as well as law enforcement agencies received a number of telephone calls from amazed witnesses who were eventually told that what they saw was a rocket launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California.
One news report said that at least 130 people in just one part of Los Angeles County called 911 on Friday evening.
Chill out, folks.
The launch in the setting sun created a shining streak that was widely seen throughout Southern California and prompted puzzlement and even concern.
Cars pulled over on freeways so drivers could take pictures.
Initially, some people thought it may have been a UFO or the prelude to an alien invasion.
There was also talk of a possible nuclear strike by North Korea.
Oh shoot I didn’t even think of that. Yeah, that’s spooky.
The reused SpaceX rocket that was launched on Friday carried 10 satellites into space from California.
The Falcon 9 booster lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday.
It carried the latest batch of satellites for Iridium Communications.
The same booster carried Iridium satellites into orbit in June.
That time, it landed on a platform in the Pacific. This time, the rocket plunged into the sea.
It’s the final launch of 2017 for SpaceX, which has contracted to replace Iridium’s system with 75 new satellites.
The Los Angeles Fire Department issued an advisory that the ‘mysterious light in the sky’ was from the rocket launch.
And now we know!
