A bright spiral-shaped light was caught on camera in the night sky across England and sparked speculation online, but it was most likely linked to a rocket launch.
Witnesses said the light appeared in the night sky over Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island and was only visible for a short time before disappearing.
Experts determined that the light was likely related to the launch of the Ariane 6 rocket in Kourou, French Guiana.
Emily Pike of WMTW-TV Maine’s Total Weather explained that the rocket, which was carrying the Sentinel-1D satellite into orbit, apparently ejected excess fuel from its upper stage, which froze into reflective ice crystals that created the spiral pattern of light before dissipating. /Telegraph/