People in L.A. Definitely Thought This SpaceX Rocket Launch Was Aliens
SpaceX launched its final rocket of the year on Friday, which put on a spectacular show as it streaked across the night sky in Southern California. But not everyone in L.A. got the memo about the rocket launch. Some thought it was aliens. Or worse.
Social media users posted pictures of the rockets and speculated about what the lights in the sky could be – with opinions ranging from aliens to fairy godparents to Santa.
Aliens are real and it's over for mankind pic.twitter.com/FnmKbnynCF
— blake (@Yungasshat) December 23, 2017
In the sky tonight. Santa? Aliens? Meteor? Fairy Godparents? pic.twitter.com/GLJAn8iyl9
— Butch Hartman (@realhartman) December 23, 2017
that wasn’t aliens that was santa. y’all know the story. chill.
— JOSH LEVI (@JoshLeviWorld) December 23, 2017
Even as news that the lights were really a SpaceX launch spread, some still weren’t convinced. Twitter users speculated the explanation was a government cover-up.
Danny Johnson via Reuters A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying 10 Iridium voice and data relay satellites was seen throughout Southern California on Dec. 22, 2017
what if this “spaceX launch” is really just a coverup. what if our government is really just having a scheduled meeting with the aliens and they’re covering up this weirdness in the sky with a “launch”. hmmm.
— mommy (@CorinnaKopf) December 23, 2017
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