June 5, 2010
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PlayThere was a rush of UFO sightings over western Australia in the last few days.
What did it turn out to be?
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Lots of people pointed out the mistake. It was eastern Aus, not western. Mea culpa.
Answer:
A test flight of SpaceX’s Falcon 9!
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June 6th, 2010 at 11:49 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275824963 )
Falcon 9
June 6th, 2010 at 2:17 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275833842 )
spacex falcon 9
June 6th, 2010 at 2:26 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275834399 )
Falcon 9 doing a little bit too much spinning in achieving orbit.
June 6th, 2010 at 3:52 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275839555 )
Falcon 9 rocket
June 6th, 2010 at 5:45 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275846339 )
A privately-owned rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on its first test flight is the popular theory.
But you know as well as I that it’s an alien spacecraft, don’t you?
June 6th, 2010 at 7:06 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275851163 )
SpaceX’s Falcon 9
June 6th, 2010 at 7:25 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275852339 )
US SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, launched Friday from Cape Canaveral shortly before dawn broke over Australia.
Btw i think the question should say ‘eastern Australia’ ??
June 6th, 2010 at 8:31 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275856275 )
Falcon 9 Rockets
June 6th, 2010 at 8:46 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275857182 )
Falcon 9 launched from America.
June 6th, 2010 at 9:05 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275858358 )
SpaceX’s Falcon9
June 6th, 2010 at 9:20 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275859250 )
spaceX rocket
June 6th, 2010 at 9:51 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275861108 )
A failed test-flight of a Russian missile (Russia’s nuclear-capable Bulava missile)
June 6th, 2010 at 9:58 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275861538 )
‘Turn out’? Is there conclusive evidence pointing that way? Speculation is that it probably was the Falcon 9 launch.
Also, most reports says Eastern, not Western Oz…
June 6th, 2010 at 10:05 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275861958 )
It turned out to be a rocket launched using “Falcon 9″ a spaceflight launch system. These rockets are designed and manufactured by “SpaceX”
June 6th, 2010 at 10:31 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275863513 )
The UFO was seen moving through the sky just before Saturday’s sunrise in New South Wales, Queensland and capital city Canberra.
probably the spacex rocket or falcon 9
June 6th, 2010 at 11:04 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275865445 )
….probably a satellite, space junk or a rocket.
June 6th, 2010 at 11:52 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275868331 )
Just like it is explained here
http://www.boiledbeans.net/201.....ky-lights/
These are photgraphs of SpaceX Falcon 9′s first flight which was mistaken for UFOs
But I really hoped for the opposite…
June 7th, 2010 at 12:37 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275871070 )
US Falcon 9 rocket
June 7th, 2010 at 2:50 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275879003 )
The Falcon 9 rocket was seen over all of Eastern Australia and it was believed to be a UFO..
June 7th, 2010 at 5:13 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275887613 )
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket
June 7th, 2010 at 8:14 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275898492 )
satellite, space junk or a rocket…. most probably a rocket
June 7th, 2010 at 9:11 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275901880 )
probably a satellite, space junk or a rocket.
June 7th, 2010 at 9:15 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275902144 )
It was a private rocket launched from Florida..
June 7th, 2010 at 3:43 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275925384 )
Falcon 9 rocket appears to be culprit. Though there seem to be references to space junk causing the light show.
June 7th, 2010 at 8:57 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275944241 )
Space junk?
June 7th, 2010 at 11:00 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275951625 )
Astronauts urine dump hittin the atmosphere i guess…
June 7th, 2010 at 11:35 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275953745 )
A privately-owned rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on its first test flight.
June 7th, 2010 at 11:36 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1275953798 )
P.S: Spotted in eastern Australia…!!! Not western… :P
June 8th, 2010 at 1:42 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275961343 )
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, launched Friday from Cape Canaveral
June 8th, 2010 at 2:59 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275965944 )
It was claimed as Unidentified flying object (UFO) on June 5, 2010 at Australia.
But according to Geoffrey Whyatt from the Sydney Observatory its Bulava missile which was being adjusted in its orbit.
June 8th, 2010 at 3:00 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275966058 )
Falcon rocket launched from Cape Canaveral
June 8th, 2010 at 4:46 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275972411 )
Eastern Australia, as per news reports :)
It was some satellite/rocket/space junk [ kind of a repeat question, since last time it occurred in Norway, i think a similar qstn was asked ]
June 8th, 2010 at 5:11 am, GMT +0000 ( 1275973884 )
The Falcon 9 rocket by USA company SpaceX
June 8th, 2010 at 6:13 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1276020825 )
satellite, space junk or a rocket
June 8th, 2010 at 11:38 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1276040326 )
Falcon 9 rocket
June 9th, 2010 at 9:15 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1276118117 )
Just found, falcon 9 rocket
June 10th, 2010 at 1:32 am, GMT +0000 ( 1276133576 )
Falcon 9 rocket by SpaceX