The launch in the setting sun created a shining, billowing streak that was widely seen throughout southern California and as far away as Phoenix, Arizona. Cars stopped on freeways in Los Angeles so drivers and passengers could take pictures and video. The Los Angeles fire department issued an advisory that the “mysterious light in the sky” was from the rocket launch. “SpaceX rocket launch from Vandenberg was the flash you saw in the sky! Facebook Twitter Pinterest SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in the air, as seen from Los Angeles, California.

Source: The Guardian December 23, 2017 06:15 UTC