Thread: WTF was this???
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Old 09-20-2009, 09:38 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by JohnR View Post
This was before the Block Island fireworks, right ? Saw an interesting red ball of light from the south later on, wonder if it was related. It was high and slowly drifting (not a flare). Guess I missed the white light you are talking about
I believe it was after the fireworks, we saw these as well.

You couldn't have missed the plume, now that we know the altitude it must have been truly gigantic.

What gets me is how bright it was, like a billion candle power spot light was pointed downward. It must have been the last stage of the rocket illuminating the entire plume...but it was a very pure white.

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