Eerie SpaceX Falcon Rocket Launch Spooks Los Angeles

The hashtag #aliens trended briefly on Twitter in Los Angeles as a spectacular light show from the launch of a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base spooked social media users on Friday, December 22.Social media users from across California, Arizona and Nevada shared accounts of witnessing the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX’s last launch of the year was on a mission to carry an Iridium-4 satellite into orbit.Twitter user @yagirltildz captured this footage of the launch from Newport Beach. More reactions from confused Los Angelenos are featured in the date section. Credit: Twitter/yagirltildz via Storyful