What people thought was a UFO in the sky on Tuesday was actually a rocket

Arianespace SA is a world-known commercial launch service provider that has been launching the Ariane 6 rocket into space for the past 45 years

"As one of the rocket's boosters released excess fuel, it created a swirling, crystalized plume of exhaust in the upper atmosphere"

There have been plenty of astronomical events on display over the course of the year, but what some people saw earlier in the sky this week seemed to capture the imaginations of many stargazers.

A strange "pinwheel" in the sky appeared on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 4, prompting people on social media to launch all kinds of theories about the sight in the sky.

Was it a meteor? A strange shooting star? A UFO?

What was in the sky on Tue

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