People across the western United States saw mysterious lights streak across the sky late Wednesday night and lit up social media with videos.
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From witness accounts, the glowing trail was spotted in Nevada, Utah and across California – and perhaps elsewhere.
A spokesman for US Strategic Command said it would not provide details until later.
The truth, it seems, is that the objects were debris from a Chinese Chang Zheng 7 rocket launched on June 25.
Nellis Air Force Base officials said it was a meteor that was seen breaking up over the Las Vegas skies and beyond around 9:45 p.m.
Videos and photos from across Southern California poured into NBCLA’s Twitter feed after the light went streaking across the sky.
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Dr. Ed Krupp, the director of the Griffith Observatory, told ABC7 the light was part of the Delta Aquarids Meteor shower which is expected to peak tonight and Thursday night.
