As Californians celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on the evening of Friday, March 17, mysterious streaks of light appeared in the sky over the Sacramento area. The scene only lasted about 40 seconds.
A light show. Friday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, residents of the Sacramento, California area were surprised by the appearance of some mysterious streaks of light in the sky, raising their questions about the origin of this spectacle, which only lasted 40 seconds.
“What is it?” Asked the owner of King Cong Brewing Company in a video posted on Instagram.
If the scene lasted only a few seconds, some witnesses believe that it is shooting stars. Others have also mentioned the track of several “UFOs”.
space debris
According to astronomer Jonathan McDowal, these mysterious streaks of light are actually space debris which, on entering the atmosphere at high speed, began to heat up and burn, he explained to the american news agency Associated Press.
The astronomer also shared that a “Japanese communications device that transmitted information from the International Space Station to a communications satellite and then to Earth became obsolete in 2017 when the satellite was decommissioned.” .
“The equipment, which weighs 310 kilograms, was jettisoned from the space station in 2020 because it was taking up space and would completely burn up upon re-entry into the atmosphere,” he added.
