A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying 53 Starlink internet satellites, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US on May 18, 2022. The lights were caused due to the re-entry of parts of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into the Earth's atmosphere, a spokesman for the command said. — Reuters
ESSEN, Germany: Mysterious flashing lights in the sky caused alarm across Germany on Tuesday night, with authorities confirming that a rocket used by US space company SpaceX was the cause.
Germany's Space Component Command, a branch of the German Air Force, said on Wednesday that there was no evidence that debris fell over Germany.
