A mysterious figure in the sky was seen all over the Bay Area on Wednesday evening and Twitter erupted with curiosity.
First reports of the sighting came in shortly after 5:30 p.m.
A KTVU cameraman witnessed the unknown image and said it was preceded by flame before it fizzled out into smoke.
San Jose-based research unit Lick Observatory called it a meteor. On their Facebook page they posted photos of the phenomenon.
Travis Air Force Base confirmed they do not know what it is. The National Weather Service Bay Area referred to it as a “cloud feature” and said they saw it from their office.
A considerable amount of eyes were already on the sky anticipating the Delta IV rocket launch from Vandenberg, Calif. The launch was called off during the same time heavy reports of the unknown figure flooded social media feeds.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command said they are actively investigating the matter. They could not confirm if it was connected to the scrubbed rocket launch but said there is “no threat to the homeland.”
