A mysterious, shimmering streak of light was captured on camera early Tuesday morning by surprised sky watchers in Southern California.
The fiery light, possibly caused by falling debris, appeared around 1:45 p.m. with reports of it being seen in a wide area of Los Angeles and beyond.
A flash of lights appeared early on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, over Los Angeles. The video aired on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 on Today in LA.
“The light from the front was bright blue,” said Jared Gonzalez, who captured the light on video in the Pico Union area. “It was visible to us for 30 seconds, then disappeared from our field of vision.”
Roslyn Brown was talking to her dog in Hollywood when she caught a glimpse of something unusual rising in the sky.
“It was like a bright light in the sky, and I couldn't believe my eyes,” Brown said. “There was a girl walking next to me, and I was like, 'Did you see this?' It was just magical. “It doesn't seem very real.”
NBCLA has reached out to the FAA, SpaceX, NORAD, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory for more details.
The mysterious light show came after a SpaceX rocket launched about six hours ago from Space Force Base Vandenberg about 160 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The rocket and its exhaust plume are illuminated by the setting sun against a dark sky, providing stunning views around Los Angeles.
A Falcon 9 rocket delivered about two dozen Starlink Internet satellites into low Earth orbit. The first-stage rocket booster landed in the sea on board a drone.
The lights appeared similar to those seen over the West Coast in March 2021 when SpaceX rocket debris did not completely burn up before entering Earth's atmosphere.
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