Aliens? Spiral Vortex in the Evening Sky Over Austria Caused a Stir

The light phenomenon was also visible over Germany and other parts of Europe, said a spokesperson for the German Bundeswehr's Space Command in Uedem, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Fuel from SpaceX Rocket Caused Spiral Vortex in the Night Sky

The rocket from the space company SpaceX, carrying a satellite on board, was launched in the USA at 6:48 PM Central European Time, and sightings were reported from 9:00 PM, said the head of the Central Research Network for Extraordinary Celestial Phenomena (CENAP) in Germany, Hansjürgen Köhler. "Calls, WhatsApp messages, and emails with photos of observations - we have been overrun with reports." By Tuesday morning, there had been over 200 reports.

The Space Command had been informed in advance about the rocket launch, said the Bundeswehr spokesperson. Apparently, excess fuel was vented from the rocket's second stage. As the rocket rotates, a spiral-shaped image was formed. The gas remains quite stable at an altitude of about 100 kilometers due to the thin atmosphere and was still visible in the evening because there are remnants of sunlight at that height.

With the Falcon 9, the first rocket stage - the so-called booster - is landed again. This stage re-entered the atmosphere southeast of Madagascar, said the Bundeswehr spokesperson. The second rocket stage burns up later.

(APA/Red.)

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