Social Media Asking 'What Was That Light In The LA Sky?'
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A flash of light Thursday in the night sky over Los Angeles sent observers to social media to ask what it was and whether anyone else saw it.
Vandenberg Air Force Base said it launched no missiles Thursday, and experts at Griffith Observatory were checking into what people might have seen.
The light likely was a "light meteor flying through the atmosphere," an official at the observatory said Thursday evening. A meteor shower taking place now is expected to peak Friday and Saturday.
Huge #Light in the #Sky here above #Los #Angeles what was that ? #Missile test ? #Meteor? Anyone else saw it ? #California
— DJDonDi (@iReconnaissance) May 5, 2017
Anyone else in LA see the sky just light up for a second? What was that?
— Mutual Drool and the Aggressive Nickels (@Donball) May 5, 2017
Why did the sky out here in LA just light up like a meteor entered the atmosphere or something??!!
— AB (@supatrain) May 5, 2017
Did anyone else see that weird light in the sky in mid city?
— Ivan Martinez⚽ (@Ivanthegreat_13) May 5, 2017