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Jordan News
18 hours ago
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- Jordan News
Mystery light over U.S. East Coast sparks UFO speculation online - Jordan News
Mystery light over U.S. East Coast sparks UFO speculation online A mysterious spiraling light spotted in the night sky over the eastern United States sparked UFO speculation online, but was likely the result of a rocket launch. اضافة اعلان Witnesses reported seeing the ball of light, which appeared to have a spiral shape around it, in the Tuesday night sky over New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, with some reports indicating it was seen as far west as Ohio. Photos and videos of the light sparked speculation online, with some suggesting it could be a sign of extraterrestrial visitors. Others pointed out, however, that the timing of the light coincided with the United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket, which took off shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The rocket was carrying an an experimental navigation satellite into orbit for the U.S. military. A second rocket was also launched around the same time in Africa. UPI
Ammon
a day ago
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- Ammon
Mystery light over U.S. East Coast sparks UFO speculation online
Ammon News - A mysterious spiraling light spotted in the night sky over the eastern United States sparked UFO speculation online, but was likely the result of a rocket launch. Witnesses reported seeing the ball of light, which appeared to have a spiral shape around it, in the Tuesday night sky over New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, with some reports indicating it was seen as far west as Ohio. Photos and videos of the light sparked speculation online, with some suggesting it could be a sign of extraterrestrial visitors. Others pointed out, however, that the timing of the light coincided with the United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket, which took off shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The rocket was carrying an an experimental navigation satellite into orbit for the U.S. military. A second rocket was also launched around the same time in Africa. UPI
Hindustan Times
a day ago
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- Hindustan Times
Glowing white light with pill-shaped center in the sky alarms Upstate New York residents. Here's what the object was
Upstate New York residents were shocked to see a glowing light that appeared in the sky on Tuesday night, August 12. The light was a bright white object with a pill-shaped center surrounded by a misty aura. It left residents questioning whether it was an extraterrestrial phenomenon, the Times Union reported. Glowing white light with pill-shaped center in the sky alarms Upstate New York residents (Unsplash - representational image) 'In the Northern sky, opposite the moon… Not a meteor, planets or Starlink and Yes it was moving but silent,' a Facebook user wrote, sharing a photo of the light. 'Finger Lakes Region of NY State (Cayuga and Seneca Lakes location)'. Facebook users took to the comment section to react to the photo, with one saying, 'I live about four hours from the launch site and it does not look like this, and it winks out when it reaches a certain altitude. This looks very different from what we see on the regular in Florida.' 'What could it be? Weird things happening these times,' one user wrote, while another said, 'OMG I SAW THIS! I was on The phone with my daughter and freaked out, IM IN KANSAS'. 'Saw this in Warren OH also! It was above us for a few minutes not moving. I looked away for a few seconds and all of a sudden it was heading North and disappeared in a matter of seconds,' one said. Read More | Dallas, Texas: Viral video of squid-shaped 'UFO' sparks debate, 'The government is…' 'Does anyone else pay attention to the sky every night? We see UAP's of many kinds, at many altitudes, every night. Some are stationary, some move quickly, some disappear and then reappear and some travel back and forth (sometimes in a zig-zag pattern). I can find no explanation for these things. We often see what looks like red, green and blue lights in a triangular pattern, but light at a distance can appear colored. What's everyone's take on these?' one user wrote. 'Yes we saw this too in MA!! We thought it was an alien abduction,' another said. What exactly was the object? The light seen in the sky was actually the tail and plume of a Vulcan Centaur rocket launched from Cape Canaveral by the United Launch Alliance, per Vulcan took off with four side-mounted solid rocket boosters and ended up sending its three million-pound payload into geosynchronous orbit. According to ULA, the launch sent an experimental navigation satellite to orbit each on behalf of the US Space Force. Read More | Wildfire or more? Blaze near Area 51 puts UFO enthusiasts in panic The company stated in a release, 'The Air Force Research Laboratory's NTS-3 satellite will test critical technologies designed to defeat the 21st century threats that contested, degraded and denied position, navigation and timing poses to our national security.' This launch was reportedly one of the longest treks ever executed by the company. It took more than seven hours to execute.
New York Post
2 days ago
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- New York Post
Mysterious light in New York sky sparks UFO theories — here's what it actually was
UF-No. Upstate New York residents were perplexed by a glowing ethereal light that appeared in the sky on Tuesday night, according to reports. The light — a bright white with a pill-shaped center surrounded by a misty aura — left witnesses awestruck and questioning whether they were witnessing a manmade, natural, or extraterrestrial phenomenon, the Times Union reported. 3 The light appeared in a strange shape and joined at the middle in a pill-shape. facebook/ 'In the Northern sky, opposite the moon… Not a meteor, planets or Starlink and Yes it was moving but silent,' one Facebook user posted alongside an image Tuesday night, adding, 'Finger Lakes Region of NY State (Cayuga and Seneca Lakes location)' Another wrote: 'soooo what UFO did i see tonight?? did anyone else see this outside around 9:30pm? It was INSANE.' And a third Facebook user commented, 'Who seen this?!?! UFO in Saxonburg?' 3 The image of the light that freaked out many upstate New Yorkers. facebook/ In fact, the light was the tail and plume of a Vulcan Centaur rocket launched from Cape Canaveral by the United Launch Alliance, according to Vulcan took off with four side-mounted solid rocket boosters and successfully sent its 3 million-pound payload into geosynchronous orbit, the outlet reported. 3 Tuesday's Vulcan launch in Cape Canaveral. Jennifer Briggs/ZUMA / The launch sent an experimental navigation satellite on behalf of the US Space Force to orbit Earth, according to ULA. 'The Air Force Research Laboratory's NTS-3 satellite will test critical technologies designed to defeat the 21st century threats that contested, degraded and denied position, navigation and timing poses to our national security,' the company said in a release. Tuesday's launch was one of the longest treks the company has ever executed, taking over seven hours to execute.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Watch: Mystery light over U.S. East Coast sparks UFO speculation online
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A mysterious spiraling light spotted in the night sky over the eastern United States sparked UFO speculation online, but was likely the result of a rocket launch. Witnesses reported seeing the ball of light, which appeared to have a spiral shape around it, in the Tuesday night sky over New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, with some reports indicating it was seen as far west as Ohio. Photos and videos of the light sparked speculation online, with some suggesting it could be a sign of extraterrestrial visitors. Others pointed out, however, that the timing of the light coincided with the United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket, which took off shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The rocket was carrying an an experimental navigation satellite into orbit for the U.S. military. A second rocket was also launched around the same time in Africa.
