What people saw
After sunset, a rocket climbing out of Earth’s shadow is still lit by the sun. Its exhaust spreads into a glowing cone, spiral or “jellyfish” that drifts slowly across the sky for several minutes and can be seen from more than 1,000 km away. Spent stages venting fuel can look like a spinning spiral. To people on the ground it’s silent and huge — one of the most-reported “UFOs” there is.
Launch data: The Space Devs. Reports are matched by the site’s Sky match from each report’s time and place.
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Where people reported it, and the launch site.
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