A striking blue and white spiral observed in the skies of France and the UK was attributed to a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch. Reports from the UK's Met Office noted numerous sightings of the illuminated swirl, which resulted from the rocket's frozen exhaust plume reflecting sunlight. Météo France also verified the disturbance as a SpaceX occurrence, reassured observers that it was not an extraterrestrial event, but rather part of the NROL-69 mission for the US National Reconnaissance Office. The phenomenon drew parallels to a similar spiral observed in New Zealand in 2022, further highlighting SpaceX's innovative yet sometimes tumultuous journey in space exploration.
The rocket's frozen exhaust plume appears to be spinning in the atmosphere and reflecting the sunlight, causing it to appear as a spiral in the sky.
Don't panic! No, it wasn't a UFO but the degassing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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