UFO Sighting? 'Mysterious' Light In Kolkata Sky For 3 Minutes Made People Think Of Alien Ship
This light was visible in Bishnupur, Kirnahar, Ghatal, and Murshidabad at around 5.47 pm. It led sky-gazers to speculate about sighting of an alien ship.
One of humankind's biggest curiosities is whether extra-terrestrial life exists in the depths of space. And UFO sightings or any unusual sign in the sky excite people every time. In one such occurrence, a mysterious light appeared in the Kolkata sky for around three minutes on Thursday.
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Speculations about UFO
This light was visible in Bishnupur, Kirnahar, Ghatal, and Murshidabad at around 5.47 pm. As per a Times Now report, this event led sky-gazers to speculate about sighting of an alien ship. Some people panicked while most questioned whether "it was an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)?"
Initially, the state administration also seemed clueless about the development. However, the light gradually disappeared after a while and as per witnesses, it was seen in the eastern parts of the sky. In contrast, some claimed that the light was seen in the northern parts of the sky.
Agni-V launch illumination
Later it was divulged that the illumination in the sky resulted from the recent night trials of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Agni-V, in the Bay of Bengal.
India successfully conducted night trials of the Agni-V nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday. The missile can reach targets beyond 5000 kilometres and is critical to India's self-defence capabilities. The launch was carried out at 5.30 pm from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
Twitter was abuzz with discussions on 'mysterious light across the Kolkata skies. Here's how the netizens reacted:
Few hours back we witnessed something which is not normal.. it's like #ufo mysterious light appears in Kolkata sky.. witnessed some really unusual pic.twitter.com/WSX64cE2Cv
¡ª Raj Roy (@RajRoy72199407) December 15, 2022
An mysterious light appears on Kolkata sky. Any idea what is this? pic.twitter.com/WHjksFazoT
¡ª Vinay Modgil (@Modgil_PGIMER) December 15, 2022
The evening sky suddenly brightens up with a moving torch like source of light on southern sky approx 45 degree from horizon on 15Dec 2022, stays between 545pm and 550pm near Kolkata before the torch turns off. #meteor?
¡ª Subhamoy Chakraborti (@csubhamoy) December 15, 2022
#sky #kolkata pic.twitter.com/sPgHwShNGy
The mysterious light was visible in the Kolkata sky on Thursday evening for about five minutes. Speculations over the light are rife on social media as it is not yet know where the light came from...??? pic.twitter.com/9QciWGtg0x
¡ª Afreen ?? | DReam Tour Era? (@Afreen__drdz) December 15, 2022
Just saw this up in the sky. Location #Kolkata, #india South direction. Is this a comet? As soon i took the video it faded. It was super fast though. #comet #asteroid #space #debris pic.twitter.com/bUcFsOxgLY
¡ª SATWIK (@iSatwik) December 15, 2022
Just Witnessed Agni V Missile In The Sky Of Kolkata Launched From Kalam Island Odisha. pic.twitter.com/15qjwhYSnB
¡ª Ravi Mishra (@G33kBoyRavi) December 15, 2022
Mysterious light in the sky, it had been seen from several places in Kolkata? pic.twitter.com/igH5W3NFxJ
¡ª ??s????????????????? ?????? (@Aishwari_Dutta) December 15, 2022
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