Unidentified Flying Objects Light Up California Sky.

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Mysterious streaks of light seen in the sky over Sacramento on St. Patrick's Day were caused by burning space debris from a Japanese communications package that was jettisoned from the International Space Station in 2020, according to astronomer Jonathan McDowell. The debris created a "spectacular light show in the sky" and was estimated to be about 40 miles high, going thousands of miles per hour. The U.S. Space Force confirmed the re-entry path over California for the Inter-Orbit Communication System.
Topics:top-news#astronomy#international-space-station#sacramento#science#space-debris#st-patricks-day
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