Did you see this strange blue spiral in the sky over France last night?

If you looked up into the sky last night in France, you may have seen a mysterious blue spiral in the sky. 

Appearing abruptly around 21:00, the spiral was bright and easy to spot even in larger towns. Ut led to some impressive photos.

It was seen across France – particularly in the north and west – leading to local media being inundated with photos and questions about it. 

Several theories emerged, including of course that it was a UFO, a ‘spying rocket’, or the start of World War Three. 

Caused by US rockets

The truth is less exciting, although a rocket was involved.

The spiral was caused by the outgassing (dégazage) of a SpaceX rocket launched from Florida earlier that day. 

It happened as a second part of the rocket detached when over Europe (as planned). 

It is not the first time a SpaceX rocket has caused such a view – in 2022 a similar spiral was seen over the skies in New Zealand.

Other similar sights have been spotted in the skies of New Zealand and Hawaii, also due to SpaceX rockets being launched.

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