DON'T BE FUELLED BY 'UFO'

Musk rocket's debris dump was 'bright light in sky'

- BY GRAINNE NI AODHA

A MYSTERIOUS bright object spotted in Irish skies was likely the debris from an Elon Musk rocket, experts have said.

The strange burst of light seen from various parts of the country on Wednesday night had surprised many people who questioned its origin.

It was described as having a “halo”, and of moving at “slightly varying speed” by some on X.

Experts and amateur stargazers deduced the distracting light was the ejection of fuel from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launched from Florida on Wednesday.