The SpaceX launch on Saturday left many Americans perplexed.

[{"selector":"#anim-a5932594-a695-4b00-ba19-91d18f6130fc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.84374982914897%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The SpaceX launch on Saturday left many Americans perplexed.

[{"selector":"#anim-88f94c43-48fa-406b-8f1f-d97233860efa [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-51.95565018649959%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The 43rd orbital flight of SpaceX was launched on September 24. Many people questioned if it was a UFO.

[{"selector":"#anim-6107fba5-29f8-4f1e-b8c9-076e21c7b10a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.164402077823254%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Some people are still in awe at the night sky despite the constant bustle and social media talk that occurs before each launch.

[{"selector":"#anim-6cc9b950-4252-4635-abd7-58acbfe5b85f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google At 7:32 p.m., Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

[{"selector":"#anim-e8c56e22-77f6-4c7b-87f8-68a658267372 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.166442315117415%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The rocket's trail refracts sunlight as it reaches the edge of the atmosphere, which might result in erratic light patterns. The present mission saw the launch of 52 Starlink satellites.

[{"selector":"#anim-78da9483-2769-4623-b4d3-dc7ab748b027 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google According to local media, some have mistaken the Falcon 9 rocket for a meteor, comet, or UFO. This was the 52nd launch of a Starlink satellite by SpaceX.

[{"selector":"#anim-964011c2-4582-43a5-bfca-58535d5f6774 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.812499744007886%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google One Virginian believed it to be an alien. On Cape Cod, a different wedding attendee remarked, "We thought it was a Coast Guard chopper." We thought it was a meteor.

[{"selector":"#anim-4b825c72-0213-4ab9-85dc-926577519880 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.164402077823254%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google As usual, a Falcon 9 booster rocket touched down on the SpaceX drone ship "A Shortfall From Gravitas." The booster rocket detached after nine minutes.