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grantcart

(53,061 posts) Sat Dec 23, 2017, 01:19 AM Dec 2017

Stunning UFO over Tucson

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Almost caused traffic accidents as a bright light changing shapes raced across the sky in Tucson. When I got home found out it was:

It was the contrail of a rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California, this evening, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg, with its contrail seen over a wide area, including Southern Arizona.

"What was that in the skies above L.A. Friday night that stopped traffic and sparked both alarm and curiosity?

"It was the contrail from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that was scheduled to liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base this evening, according to the website Spacearchive.info.

"Officials had warned the launch could be seen across Southern California and beyond. But on the day before the holiday weekend, the streaks of light against the blue sky were something to behold.

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Stunning UFO over Tucson (Original Post) grantcart Dec 2017 OP

Great foto! nt marybourg Dec 2017 #1

Cool! n/t Liberal In Texas Dec 2017 #2

Space X JohnnyRingo Dec 2017 #3

They dont want to take the cut in pay... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2017 #8

He was born in South Africa toddwv Dec 2017 #20

It's too bad we never had John Glenn as President JI7 Dec 2017 #21

My old senator JohnnyRingo Dec 2017 #22

Twitter users caught similiar pics in Cali earlier bathroommonkey76 Dec 2017 #4

My favorite post about this: SunSeeker Dec 2017 #5

Yeah, ideally the aliens would take our leader hostage MrPurple Dec 2017 #6

I know! That tweet had me in stitches! n/t Upthevibe Dec 2017 #15

Lots of amazing videos out there greyl Dec 2017 #7

I for one welcome our spermatozoa overlords. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #13

Looks like a happy fish laying eggs in a stream world wide wally Dec 2017 #9

Wouldn't that technically be an IFO? dchill Dec 2017 #10

Not when you are I. the car going to Boston Market grantcart Dec 2017 #17

"Take me to your leader" nt oasis Dec 2017 #11

Sure. That's exactly what they want you to think it is. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #12

I took a 1 minute video of this sdfernando Dec 2017 #14

I for one welcome our Stunning Tucson UFO Overlords Achilleaze Dec 2017 #16

That is beautiful! nt logosoco Dec 2017 #18

Back in the mid 1980s 2naSalit Dec 2017 #19

marybourg

(12,633 posts)

1. Great foto! nt

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 01:58 AM

Dec 2017

Liberal In Texas

(13,566 posts)

2. Cool! n/t

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 02:00 AM

Dec 2017

JohnnyRingo

(18,638 posts)

3. Space X

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 02:25 AM

Dec 2017

Mad scientist Elon Musk frightening the townfolk again.

I remember shaking my head when he said he was going into the business of sending satellites and supplies into space, something NASA needs a multi billion dollar budget to do, and not believing he was serious.

I wouldn't discount anything he says now. Why can't we find someone like that to run for president?

A HERETIC I AM

(24,372 posts)

8. They dont want to take the cut in pay...

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:20 AM

Dec 2017

Nor do they want the scrutiny

toddwv

(2,830 posts)

20. He was born in South Africa

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 06:25 PM

Dec 2017

So, instead of him, we get people like trust-fundie Donald Trump.

JI7

(89,260 posts)

21. It's too bad we never had John Glenn as President

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 07:15 PM

Dec 2017

JohnnyRingo

(18,638 posts)

22. My old senator

Reply to JI7 (Reply #21)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 11:28 PM

Dec 2017

He was a household name here in the Buckeye State of course.

There's always my current senator and brother by another mother Sherrod Brown, but he doesn't seem motivated to leave congress. His wife, Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz would be a wonderful 1st lady.

I don't mind though, we'll keep him.

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)

4. Twitter users caught similiar pics in Cali earlier

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 02:38 AM

Dec 2017

I wish I lived close to Vandenberg!

SunSeeker

(51,622 posts)

5. My favorite post about this:

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 02:48 AM

Dec 2017

Is it weird that I kinda wanted it to be aliens here to free us from this garbage fire of a year? (Cool stuff, though @SpaceX) https://t.co/Z2SOg4vzyv

— Emily Kelley 🎮 (@thatemilykelley) December 23, 2017

MrPurple

(985 posts)

6. Yeah, ideally the aliens would take our leader hostage

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 02:50 AM

Dec 2017

Upthevibe

(8,066 posts)

15. I know! That tweet had me in stitches! n/t

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 04:09 AM

Dec 2017

greyl

(22,990 posts)

7. Lots of amazing videos out there

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 02:59 AM

Dec 2017

Link to tweet

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,334 posts)

13. I for one welcome our spermatozoa overlords.

Reply to greyl (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:43 AM

Dec 2017

world wide wally

(21,751 posts)

9. Looks like a happy fish laying eggs in a stream

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:27 AM

Dec 2017

dchill

(38,515 posts)

10. Wouldn't that technically be an IFO?

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:27 AM

Dec 2017

grantcart

(53,061 posts)

17. Not when you are I. the car going to Boston Market

Reply to dchill (Reply #10)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 08:32 AM

Dec 2017

after the Turkey we figured it out

oasis

(49,396 posts)

11. "Take me to your leader" nt

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:37 AM

Dec 2017

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,334 posts)

12. Sure. That's exactly what they want you to think it is.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:38 AM

Dec 2017

Not buying it.

sdfernando

(4,937 posts)

14. I took a 1 minute video of this

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 03:52 AM

Dec 2017

While I was out shopping. It was awesome!

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

16. I for one welcome our Stunning Tucson UFO Overlords

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 08:10 AM

Dec 2017

logosoco

(3,208 posts)

18. That is beautiful! nt

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Sat Dec 23, 2017, 08:36 AM

Dec 2017

2naSalit

(86,741 posts)

19. Back in the mid 1980s

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2017, 10:04 AM

Dec 2017

I saw one like that, actually several while living in SoCal, buy this particular evening I happened to be on the 405 heading north in a semi truck... all the cars started trying to stop or pull over to watch, it was hard to just stop in my rig. All the while I was wondering if it was incoming or what. Later I found via news that it was from Vandenburg. The last place I ever want to be when something big happens is on a freeway in LA driving a semi.

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