February 2, 2023: People in Hawaii were surprised after witnessing such an event. Watch the video in the article.
Hawaii experienced a blue spiral in the night sky which stunned the residents. Hawaii observatory captured a blue whirlpool-shaped light with the help of their Subaru telescope located at Mauna Kea. The phenomenon almost looked like a scene from a science fiction movie. What was it? Aliens? UFO?
The strange spiral was actually a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX which took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Falcon 9 is a reusable rocket designed by SpaceX which is capable of carrying cargo and crewmates into the Earth’s orbit. These launches usually create strange atmospheric repercussions.
Earlier, similar phenomena have been witnessed due to the launch of Falcon 9. It reported that people in New Zealand also experienced the same event.
The light event appears when a Falcon 9 takes off because of the rocket’s plume gases emitted after a launch reflects the sunlight in higher altitudes which causes the jellyfish (tentacles moving in a spiral) effect.
A video of the event was also shared on social media.