TULSA, Okla. — Did you think you saw a UFO in the sky Monday night? Well, so did a lot of people across Green Country.
A spiral appeared to be traveling across the night sky around 6:45 p.m. and many questioned what it could be.
SEE MORE: SpaceX rocket spotted in Green Country
The mystery has been solved - and it's not aliens.
According to a Tweet posted recently, SpaceX deployed its Falcon 9 rocket into space before it touched back down at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
2 News' Chief Meteorologist Mike Collier says the spiral is due to the rocket's second-stage fuel release in the skies.
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This marks SpaceX's fifth attempt to launch Falcon 9 after several weather delays and a scrub due to a wayward cruise ship.
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