Disc- or Boomerang-Shaped Light Over Sydney Traced to Long March 3B Rocket Launch from Xichang
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In late September 2021, people in Sydney saw a disc- or boomerang-shaped light cross the night sky and wonder if aliens were visiting, but it was later traced to a Chinese Long March 3B rocket launch from Xichang, whose bright plume explained the sight and showed how space activity can create dramatic, misinterpreted sightings far from the launch site.
