After multiple reports of sightings of a strange red light in the sky in various cities on the island, meteorologist Deborah Martorell shared the explanation of the phenomenon.
As he explained, the light was caused by the steam left behind by the launch of a NASA rocket from Wallops Flight’s headquarters in the state of Virginia.
This would be the reason why the light was also seen in states like New York and New Jersey.
This rocket was launched to “study the movement of particles in the ionosphere, releasing steam that created the red flash,” he explained.
A three-stage sub-orbital sounding missile was launched for the Department of Defense at noon on March 3 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
The launch was to study ionization in space just outside Earth’s atmosphere: https://t.co/OIDGWaAOS2 pic.twitter.com/JMLYze8DVE
– NASA Wallops (@NASA_Wallops) March 4, 2021
Residents of cities in the metropolitan area reported via social networks that the red light was seen in the sky around 6:30 p.m. and that it would have taken several minutes for it to disappear.
CONFIRMED: Strange red light seen in the sky at 7:30 p.m. was the product of a NASA rocket launch from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to study the movement of particles in the ionosphere, releasing steam that caused the red flash. @BuienRadarNL pic.twitter.com/JnbFsVRzHP
– Deborah Martorell (@DeborahTiempo) March 4, 2021
