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PARIS - A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe late on March 24 was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists.

The swirl was created by the launch of SpaceX’s NROL-69 mission. Exactly what it was carrying into space was classified. As the rocket’s spinning booster fell back to Earth, its fuel froze ...

Frozen fuel falling from a SpaceX rocket ... The UK's Met Office said on X it had received many reports of an "illuminated swirl" in the sky on Monday evening ... Along with a gif of ...

SpaceX rocket fuel makes stunning swirl in European sky. The Falcon 9 rocket was carrying classified cargo on a mission for the US agency that manages the country’s military’s spy satellites.

“The spiral shape happened because the tumbling rocket was spinning as it released the fuel.” The swirl was created by the launch of SpaceX’s NROL-69 mission.