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That spooky sight in the sky last night? It was just a SpaceX rocket

By Mark Davis Special to the Pahrump Valley Times
October 28, 2022 - 5:49 am
 
(National Weather Service via Twitter)
(National Weather Service via Twitter)
(National Weather Service via Twitter)
(National Weather Service via Twitter)

Halloween is almost here but those eerie lights seen over the Las Vegas Valley early Thursday night were of earthly origins. California origins, that is.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 53 Starlink satellites for the company from Vandenberg Air Force Base, about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, about 6:14 p.m, according to spacex.com.

The rocket and its contrails could be seen over valley skies just after sunset, which was 5:49 p.m. In December 2018, a Falcon 9 rocket could be seen in parts of the Southwest.

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