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The North Star, or Aliens?

English: Fireworks
Fireworks (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

You remember about a month ago there was a bright light over California that turned out to be a missile launch? Well, either baby Jesus was on the move early this year and the North Star was going nuts, we are testing a lot of explosives, or the aliens are here to get us.

“It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a… mystery?

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On Tuesday night, an “unidentified” bright light was spotted whizzing across the sky over California and Nevada.

Dazzled by the sight, witnesses promptly took to Twitter to opine over its source. Was it a shooting star? A missile? A UFO?”

What do you think it is? See the video here.

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