What was that strange light in the Pa. sky last night? We’ve got the answer

If you were outside last night keeping your eyes peeled for the Perseids meteor shower you might have gliimpsed something you didn’t expect to see.

A number of people in eastern and south-central Pennsylvania reported seeing a strange light in the sky on Tuesday evening.

Photos shared on social media and to various news organizations showed a boomerang-shaped light, with a glowing, circular center.

Alas, it wasn’t space aliens or some weirdly shaped meteor, but most likely the USSF-106 Vulcan Centaur rocket, which launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, that evening, just before 9 p.m.

According to Space.com, the rocket was carrying an experimental navigation satellite for the U.S. military. It is the first experimental navigation satellite the military has launched in 48 years.