What was that giant light in the sky? No, it wasn't a UFO or Santa

A giant bright light emanating from the Cincinnati sky Tuesday morning left some spectators shocked and others confused. Amateur astronomer Eric Harris captured the light in a video from Batavia. In the video, the light shoots into the sky reminiscent of light from a lighthouse, moving along the hor

Science Uncovered

SEE ALL

Factlore

Why scientists are rethinking what we know about clouds

Rapid Read

Northwestern Medicine Debunks 'Left Brain vs. Right Brain' Myth, Emphasizes Whole Brain Function

USA Today

Mars rover Perseverance breaks driving record on another planet

What is the story about?

A giant bright light emanating from the Cincinnati sky Tuesday morning left some spectators shocked and others confused.

Amateur astronomer Eric Harris captured the light in a video from Batavia. In the video, the light shoots into the sky reminiscent of light from a lighthouse, moving along the horizon.

Was it a UFO? A comet?

Nope, it was a SpaceX launch, Cincinnati astronomer Dean Regas confirmed. SpaceX launched a rocket from Florida to the International Space Station Tuesday morning around 6:30 a.m.

Less than one hour until today’s Falcon 9 launch of the CRS-35 mission to the @Space_Station from Florida. All systems are looking good, and weather is favorable for liftoff at 6:33 a.m. ET → https://t.co/tnMukzRZEK pic.twitter.com/HKjN3dHh1y
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 13, 2026

"I was

skeptical at first that we could see a launch from this far away, but it seems legit," Regas told The Enquirer in an email. "Timing is right and lots of corroborating videos."