Overview

• The spiraling light phenomenon was observed over Germany and parts of Europe on the evening of March 24, 2025, with over 200 eyewitness reports submitted to CENAP.
• Experts confirmed that the display resulted from unburned fuel released by the second stage of SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket during its Transporter-7 mission.
• The rocket, launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, released the fuel as it rotated in the upper atmosphere, creating the spiral effect.
• Sunlight reflecting off frozen fuel particles at high altitudes made the phenomenon visible shortly after sunset under clear atmospheric conditions.
• Initial social media speculation about extraterrestrial activity was dispelled by scientific explanations and confirmation from the Bundeswehr Space Command.