“Really a sight!” Strange boom of light over the Atlantic Ocean left behind by a SpaceX missile launch leaves US Air Force crew ‘stunned’
- A strange light bloomed in the sky over the Atlantic Ocean that left the US Air Force crew ‘stunned’ over the weekend
- The launch of a SpaceX rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday was later blamed.
- Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from the station
- Later that day, a US Air Force crew captured the stunning images 37,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean
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It may have a strange, UFO-like appearance, but the blossoming of light in the sky is actually part of the fallout from the SpaceX rocket launch.
The astonishing and colorful spectacle was so mystifying that when it was spotted by the US Air Force crew, they said that this unusual phenomenon left them ‘dumbfounded’.
On Saturday, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk launched SpaceX’s 52 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Florida.
Later that day, the stunning images were captured 37,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.
Sgt. Christian Magliuca, who was unable to reveal exactly where the photos were taken because they are classified, said he and his crew were “confused” after discovering an unknown light bloom from the roof of their massive transport plane.
Brilliant: It may have a strange, UFO-like appearance, but the blossoming of light in the sky is actually part of the fallout from the SpaceX rocket launch
The astonishing and colorful spectacle was so mystifying that when the US Air Force crew saw it they said that the unusual phenomenon left them ‘dumbfounded’.
On Saturday, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk launched SpaceX’s 52 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Florida (pictured)
15th Airlift Squadron Loading Officer said: “These images were taken 37,000 feet off the deck of the C-17 Globemaster III somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean.
We’ve seen it come close to the horizon and were really baffled as to what it could be.
“At first we thought Artemis’ release was the one that was constantly being pushed.”
However, the otherworldly encounter was later identified as being related to the launch of the SpaceX satellite.
Sgt. Magliuca added: “For us, the event lasted about ten minutes from start to finish. Really a spectacle.
I’m a load manager on a C17 so my role is all things cargo cabin related to the plane.
The pilots and my other partner in the plane were completely stunned.
Sgt. Christian Magliuca (pictured) said he and his crew were ‘confused’ after they discovered an unknown light flower from the roof of their massive transport plane.
Not for the first time, the otherworldly encounter was later identified as being linked to the launch of the SpaceX satellite
“I think I speak for all of us when I say we will never forget her as long as we live.”
Several times this year, SpaceX launches have left observers thinking there may be UFOs present.
In June, a mysterious blue vortex traveling across New Zealand’s skies baffled spectators who thought its origins were alien.
The rising gas column lit up the sky over Nelson, a city on the tip of New Zealand’s South Island, and traveled 750 km south to Stewart Island.
However, experts later revealed that this phenomenon was caused by a man-made space junk in the form of a dying rocket launched by Musk.
A string of mysterious moving lights that shocked Australians in January have also been blamed on Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX.
In June, a mysterious blue vortex traveling across New Zealand’s skies baffled viewers who thought its origins were strange.
A string of mysterious moving lights that shocked Australians in January have also been blamed on Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX.
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