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Rare Light Phenomenon Observed Over South Africa
7 October, 2013
MessageToEagle.com - The object was huge, much larger than the Moon and it was heading north. Roberts said the rocket was launched southwards from California towards the south polar regions, which it passed over.
People who witnessed it were stunned and didn't know what they were seeing.
What kind of strange object were these people observing?
On Sunday, September 29, 2013, a rare light phenomenon was seen in the skies over South Africa. People who witnessed this phenomenon thought a second moon appeared in the sky.
What was the origin of the strange lights seen by so many people? It is a natural phenomenon or an Unidentified Flying Object, as some believe?
These intriguing lights were first visible over South Africa, but soon more reports came in from Mauritius and other islands in the Indian Ocean.
Witnesses were stunned by the size of the circle of light. This huge light circle was much larger than the lunar disk and it moving towards the north.
What was it?
Naturally, UFORSA - UFO Research of South Africa received many reports from people who thought they were observing a UFO.
However, the object is of earthly and not extraterrestrial origin.
What people were witnessing was the Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX which was launched on September 29th from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Strange lgiths seen in the skies over South Africa.
"What happened was that, at 6pm our time yesterday, a rocket, called Falcon, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying several satellites," said Greg Roberts, a retired astronomer from Cape Town.
Image credit & copyright: Renier Swart. Photo Taken in Schweizer-Reneke district, North West province
The light circle was much larger than the lunar disk.
It started heading northwards again and just east of South Africa.
"Shortly after 7pm it apparently either vented or released rocket fuel still in its fuel tanks as the basic mission of placing several satellites in orbit had been achieved while over the Antarctic region and this produced the large halo-like object that people saw."
It was possible that the rocket could have been doing a rocket burn to slow down so that it would descend from orbit and burn up in earth's atmosphere later.
Roberts said this was standard practice to avoid producing too much debris or junk in orbit.
"But in either case, it was propellant or rocket fuel coming from the rocket itself."
Roberts said the venting or firing occurred when the rocket was at its maximum altitude of around 1 600 kilometres. That had been widely seen as it passed east of Durban and then passed over Madagascar.
"At about 7.04pm the event was basically over as the satellites and associated rocket entered the earth's atmosphere (and) no longer reflected sunlight."
Now, some may be disappointed to know that this sighting was not an extraterrestrial spaceship, but those who witnessed these stunning light phenomenon are lucky to have seen a truly rare event.
7 October, 2013
MessageToEagle.com - The object was huge, much larger than the Moon and it was heading north. Roberts said the rocket was launched southwards from California towards the south polar regions, which it passed over.
People who witnessed it were stunned and didn't know what they were seeing.
What kind of strange object were these people observing?
On Sunday, September 29, 2013, a rare light phenomenon was seen in the skies over South Africa. People who witnessed this phenomenon thought a second moon appeared in the sky.
What was the origin of the strange lights seen by so many people? It is a natural phenomenon or an Unidentified Flying Object, as some believe?
These intriguing lights were first visible over South Africa, but soon more reports came in from Mauritius and other islands in the Indian Ocean.
Witnesses were stunned by the size of the circle of light. This huge light circle was much larger than the lunar disk and it moving towards the north.
What was it?
Naturally, UFORSA - UFO Research of South Africa received many reports from people who thought they were observing a UFO.
However, the object is of earthly and not extraterrestrial origin.
What people were witnessing was the Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX which was launched on September 29th from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Strange lgiths seen in the skies over South Africa.
"What happened was that, at 6pm our time yesterday, a rocket, called Falcon, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying several satellites," said Greg Roberts, a retired astronomer from Cape Town.
Image credit & copyright: Renier Swart. Photo Taken in Schweizer-Reneke district, North West province
The light circle was much larger than the lunar disk.
It started heading northwards again and just east of South Africa.
"Shortly after 7pm it apparently either vented or released rocket fuel still in its fuel tanks as the basic mission of placing several satellites in orbit had been achieved while over the Antarctic region and this produced the large halo-like object that people saw."
It was possible that the rocket could have been doing a rocket burn to slow down so that it would descend from orbit and burn up in earth's atmosphere later.
Roberts said this was standard practice to avoid producing too much debris or junk in orbit.
"But in either case, it was propellant or rocket fuel coming from the rocket itself."
Roberts said the venting or firing occurred when the rocket was at its maximum altitude of around 1 600 kilometres. That had been widely seen as it passed east of Durban and then passed over Madagascar.
"At about 7.04pm the event was basically over as the satellites and associated rocket entered the earth's atmosphere (and) no longer reflected sunlight."
Now, some may be disappointed to know that this sighting was not an extraterrestrial spaceship, but those who witnessed these stunning light phenomenon are lucky to have seen a truly rare event.
