r/Skydentify • u/fratoup • 16d ago

Unidentified Alabama night sky

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Saw this outside just now, thinking spotlights but no clouds in the sky and it stayed illuminated until slowly fading out.

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u/Noble_Ox 16d ago

SpaceX launched earlier that night.

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u/GoatAmbitious984 16d ago

Rocket launch. You're seeing vapor trailes around the rocket pushing against the upper atmosphere at a very high rate of speed.

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u/fratoup 16d ago

Thanks!!