People in Southern California and other areas were caught by surprise after spotting a bright light moving across the night sky:
Did anyone else see this bright light fly over Los Angeles? pic.twitter.com/NgIGONxNaL
— Dave Vescio (@DaveVescio) November 8, 2015
OKAY EVERYONE IN LOS ANGELES DID YOU ALSO SEE THAT WEIRD LIGHT IN THE SKY
— maya (@wwomanhes) November 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/PiersonFode/status/663182563498835968
Something strange in the sky. Anyone see it??? Not a plane. So much light. #LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/Y0m9y2Qwdo
— Heather Poole (@Heather_Poole) November 8, 2015
Video of bright light that left green film in sky, seen all across western U.S. shot by my wife in South #SanDiego. pic.twitter.com/p4b0H27ivD
— Preston Phillips (@PrestonTVNews) November 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/castielsasshat/status/663174701473116160
The mystery light got #UFOs trending for a while:
The UFOs are actually here for Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/dmBFJgrTUE
— 3005 (@RauhlinWitZarry) November 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/RobMarkman/status/663194695338708992
https://twitter.com/1DBreakUpdates/status/663205593260417024
Everybody on Twitter is talking about UFOs over L.A. and I'm here wondering if Jackson & April are ever gonna work it out.
— David Blue (@DavidBlue) November 8, 2015
Some kind of crazy lights in the sky here in SoCal. Finally, UFOs are arriving to take us! pic.twitter.com/TLyldrXYhH
— Drew McCoy (@DKo5) November 8, 2015
But not to fear, because those wondering what they saw finally got an answer:
What was that mystery light in the sky? A Navy rocket, training exercise. Hundreds saw it. Did u? @abc7 11pm pic.twitter.com/8yfYg1rzO5
— Jovana Lara (@abc7jovana) November 8, 2015
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MYSTERY SOLVED: Bright light across sky was rocket launch from Point Mugu Naval Base, U.S. Coast Guard confirms https://t.co/cIAb1nlu2H
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) November 8, 2015
BREAKING: U.S. Navy confirms with NBC 7 in San Diego that the bright light seen in the western sky was missile test. pic.twitter.com/L9nl9dD9b1
— 12 News (@12News) November 8, 2015
JUST IN: @ocsd: bright light seen in sky confirmed by @JohnWayneAir tower as Naval test fire off coast. #breaking pic.twitter.com/xxqyQoXG3s
— Preston Phillips (@PrestonTVNews) November 8, 2015
Bright object seen above SoCal was unarmed Navy missile: Report https://t.co/KGJS20PwLk (Video via @diaz_gibran) https://t.co/JWWqP4eq50
— KTLA (@KTLA) November 8, 2015
US Navy say "light in the West Coast sky" was a Trident II (D5) missile test at sea from the submarine "Kentucky": https://t.co/3y7hZhoFPP
— Chris B – NSF (@NASASpaceflight) November 8, 2015
Never mind. Naval Test Fire of a weapon off the coast. No UFOs
— Marco Hanna (@PhoneDog_Marco) November 8, 2015
Or so we’re told:
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