Residents across Southern California witnessed a remarkable phenomenon in the sky as several burning, streaking objects were observed overnight, reported by ABC7. Initial speculation about the nature of these objects ranged from meteors to space junk. Subsequent reports, including those from latestinspace and w1991e, confirmed that the spectacle was caused by space debris from China's Shenzhou 15 rocket launch. The event was captured in eye-opening videos and photographs by SFGate, showcasing spectacular streaking lights across the SoCal sky. Various news outlets, including Eyewitness News, SPACEdotcom, SkyNews, DEADLINE, BBCWorld, and ABC, covered the event, providing new clues and expert analyses on the curious cosmic sight.
People in Southern California were treated to an aerial spectacle as what appears to be flaming debris streaked through the sky. https://t.co/V1QNium1ti
SpaceX debris. https://t.co/krCOJyFsA5
Debris from China’s Shenzhou 15 rocket launch fell down over LA https://t.co/Fd3IRSc5IH
Exploding space junk puzzles California sky watchers https://t.co/HcnbrKJSXP
Origin Of Fireballs That Blazed Across Los Angeles Sky Identified By Experts https://t.co/9qrFua9Pys
Streaks of flaming possible space debris were captured on camera in southern California https://t.co/Rvlgt5LIBS https://t.co/EZkJE56BaY
Chinese space junk falls to Earth over Southern California, creating spectacular fireball (photos, video) https://t.co/rGX8Od5BlX
Photographers capture spectacular streaking lights of Southern California https://t.co/CfXcOMtMB0
NEWS 🚨: Space debris from China’s Shenzhou 15 rocket launch seen coming down over Los Angeles https://t.co/aSasObJWLh
Was it a meteor, space junk, or something else? Many of you saw a spectacular sight overnight as several burning, streaking objects lit up the sky over SoCal. Eyewitness News is live with eye-opening videos and new clues about the curious cosmic sight. This morning at 6 from ABC7 https://t.co/W3pQg1hr2t