Strange swirling light spotted over NYC, Long Island creates panic, confusion — here’s what it was

Source: New York Post

A strange, swirling light spotted floating in the night sky above New York City and Long Island was the remnants of a rocket launch that originated nearly 3,000 miles away, according to reports and authorities. The European Space Agency launched a weather-monitoring satellite using the Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket on Tuesday from the agency’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, just after 6 p. m.