r/conspiracy: PSA: There's a SpaceX launch in 10 minutes that may put on a hell of a light show in Southern California. It's not a UFO.

PSA: There's a SpaceX launch in 10 minutes that may put on a hell of a light show in Southern California. It's not a UFO.

1 2018-10-08 by BoryTruno

Posting this because the last time this happened, the sub was flooded with people asking what the hell it was.

When lighting conditions are right (before sunrise or after sunset), the sun can eluminate the exhaust plume of the rocket, while it remains dark on the ground. This can result in a bright exhaust plume that looks like this.

Just be warned, it's probably going to happen on this launch, too. Additionally, if you leave anywhere near Vandenburg AFB, you're probably gonna hear a very loud sonic boom from the landing.

28 comments

1 Moorelandan 2018-10-08

So cool!

1 kocibyk 2018-10-08

SoCal

1 OneEyedWilly17 2018-10-08

BroryTruno please dont shoot this one...

1 Xaviermgk 2018-10-08

Nice...thanks for the link!

1 JanMichaelVincent83 2018-10-08

You tried to warn people. Your post is literally 3 posts under 3 "wtf is this" posts...

1 hypnotoad3012 2018-10-08

Thanks!

1 invictus_excelsis 2018-10-08

Nice try, little grey inter-dimensional traveler.

1 kingcubfan 2018-10-08

Thanks for the heads up, it was perfect timing! I went out and climbed up onto the roof and there it was, it was so beautiful! Im over 600 miles away too!

1 skyderper13 2018-10-08

its interdimensional spectral aliens

1 Lord_Augastus 2018-10-08

its a ufo for everyone isnt informed.....

1 Anarchist16 2018-10-08

Yes haha, I saw it from my balcony. It was pretty awesome, I heard the sonic boom a little bit.

1 AlienRainforest 2018-10-08

Everyone where I live (SoCal) always freaks out lol

1 WTFppl 2018-10-08

Technically, if the person does not know of the launch, and sees a flying object they can't identify...

1 noobto 2018-10-08

Which is why informing them of what it is (per this post) would render it...

1 sargentpilcher 2018-10-08

Well it WAS a UFO until you had to go and identify it for everybody

1 TropicalKing 2018-10-08

I was working and I had a customer come in and say that he saw a UFO. I thought he was full of crap. I didn't see it because I was inside working. But this clears things up.

1 MrPeanut111 2018-10-08

A giant space sperm

1 tswizzys 2018-10-08

weeweeweeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeee

1 HPLoveshack 2018-10-08

That's what THEY want you think. /s

1 Petemasta 2018-10-08

Surely if someone didn't see this post then to them it would be a ufo

1 anonymau5 2018-10-08

Stop lying

1 sinedup4thiscomment 2018-10-08

Thanks for your contribution. I think a lot of people just blindly accept the explanation of, "it was a rocket test" whenever anything strange happens, just because phenomena like what you have mentioned are well understood and documented.

1 Space_Pecs 2018-10-08

Well, when they announced it in advance, people saw the rocket actually launch, and then saw the second stage create the atmospheric effect while tracking the rocket from the ground to the stratosphere with their own eyes, I don't think anyone is blindly accepting anything.

Y'know?

1 sinedup4thiscomment 2018-10-08

I am not talking about this incident, just speaking broadly. I'm glad OP made this post.

1 tackleberry61 2018-10-08

This is exactly what a UFO conspiracy thing would say...

1 tfiggs 2018-10-08

Sorta makes you wonder how many UFO have just been test launches. Probably more than a couple. Doesn't mean I'm not holding out for some bonafide ETs