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NASA rocket's colored vapor clouds seen along the East Coast

When: 29 Jun 2017
Where: Wallops Island, VA
Sources: 2 public sources

The blue-green and red vapor tracers released by NASA's Wallops rocket in June 2017 NASA/Terry Zaperach (Wallops Flight Facility), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A NASA sounding rocket launched from Wallops before dawn released blue-green and red vapor tracers to test a new canister system. The glowing clouds were seen from New York to North Carolina, and NASA received nearly 2,000 reports and photos.

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OfficialNASA Wallops Rocket Launch Lights up the Mid-Atlantic Coast (opens in a new tab)NASA / 2017-06-29
PressWhat were those colorful lights in the sky over Virginia? (opens in a new tab)WTVR CBS 6 / 2017-06-29

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