Did you see that light in Phoenix skies last night? We did too — here's what it was.

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People on social media posted videos and photos of a"possible UFO" seen in Arizona skies. Here's what we found out about the phenomenon.Actually, it's none of the above — but we saw that light in the sky last night too, Arizona. satellites from Florida on our 14th launch in May.

The"constellation" of satellites consists of thousands of satellites that orbit Earth at an altitude of about 550 km, or 341 3/4 miles. There have been 341 total launches, 298 total landings and 272 total reflights, according to SpaceX. Launches happen regularly out of California and create a light display over Arizona.

He told 12News the reason the SpaceX rockets light up the sky is not because the engines burn brightly , it's because of something called the Twilight Phenomenon. In short, the rocket launches far away, in California. but it goes so high that we can see it in Arizona. And when we see it, it's not in the shadow of nightfall, even though Arizona is. The"glow" is sunlight hitting the exhaust trail, even while we perceive the sky as black.

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