Red Bull Wingsuit Stunt Lights Up Downtown Night Sky
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - People in downtown Los Angeles saw what appeared to be a flaming fireball burning through the sky Wednesday night.
What looked to be a meteor were actually Red Bull Air Force wingsuit flyers.
The Red Bull Air Force is a team made up of some of the world's most accomplished and experienced skydivers.
Viewers took to Twitter to share videos of the unidentified object whizzing by buildings.
A closer video showed the base jumpers in their wingsuits flying by, leaving a trail of sparks.
Red Bull Air Force pic.twitter.com/jVtFZldJ5p
— TOBK.eth (@ThatOneBlondKid) March 21, 2019
LAPD reported in a tweet that the stunt was part of a film shoot.
PSA: A meteor did not crash into Downtown Los Angeles, and no, it's not an alien invasion...just a film shoot. This is Tinseltown after all. pic.twitter.com/6QFY3uHbrt
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) March 21, 2019
Red Bull confirmed with CBSLA that it was in fact a stunt by the Red Bull Air Force to celebrate the third and final last supermoon of 2019.
The professional athletes jumped from a helicopter 4,000 feet Los Angeles and entered downtown at more than 120 MPH.
The custom suits were equiped with LED lights and pyrotechnic sparks, making the flyer look like a shooting star passing the supermoon as it rose.
The jump marked the first-ever wingsuit jump into downtown Los Angeles.