Jellyfish Vapor Spotted In Night Sky In Los Angeles

Thousands of residents in Los Angeles are in awe after witnessing a massive jellyfish vapor stretch out across the night sky.

The massive jellyfish vapor stemmed from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket taking off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Take a look:

🚨#BREAKING: Thousands of people are witnessing a spectacular jellyfish vapor across night sky

📌#LosAngeles | #California

Currently, across Southern California and into Arizona, millions are witnessing a spectacular event after SpaceX launched their Falcon 9 rocket from… pic.twitter.com/7BkyD6jQbS

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There’s more:

My son, who works for Space X in California, was able to catch the #Falcon9 launch yesterday from Vandenburg Space Force Base. Check out the jellyfish vapor trail at the end of the video. pic.twitter.com/KdUtnOT1Qk

— Don Hernandez (@donhernandez200) March 19, 2024

This isn’t the first time a SpaceX rocket has left a jellyfish vapor trail.

In 2022, a SpaceX rocket left a jellyfish vapor while launching from Cape Canaveral.

Take a look:

Space X launched a rocket yesterday from Cape Canaveral at 5:45 am
This is referred to as a "space jellyfish."

Viewed from Pompano Beach, Florida pic.twitter.com/4Wrs6empMg

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WESH had more details to share regarding the jellyfish vapor from SpaceX rockets.

As the Falcon 9 rocket soared through the dark Florida sky, sunlight reflected off the rocket’s exhaust plume creating a stunning glowing halo effect.

“Basically, what’s happening is, it’s still dark outside, but you have the sun illuminating the plume as it’s in space,” Jessica Jensen, director of Dragon mission management for SpaceX, said.

Plenty of people were confused, not knowing what the strange light in the sky was from.

Historically, the stunning space sight has stoked fears of an alien invasion or nuclear missile strike, but it’s only a neat effect of a pre-dawn launch.

Early morning, 5:42am, space X launch 🚀 watching from tybee. Launches as sunrise result in the rocket exhaust plume to be in sunlight but we’re spectators in the dark to get the famous “jellyfish “ effect pic.twitter.com/WPYFCj593X

— KenTMan (@KenTMan77) May 6, 2022