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People in upstate New York observed an unusual white light that they thought was a UFO in the night’s sky on Aug. 12

The light was from the tail and plume of the Vulcan Centaur rocket, which launched from Florida

The spacecraft is designed to provide data similar to that of a GPS system and will test a variety of new technologies

Residents of upstate New York were recently met with an unusual sight — a bright white light in the night sky with a strange-looking aura.

The mysterious light appeared the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 12, per local news outlet the Times Union .

A number of area residents posted about the sighting on social media, with several speculating it might be a UFO, according to the New York Post.

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