Wallops Launches CARE Resulting in UFO Calls From Throughout the US East Coast

Black Brant XII Suborbital Sounding Rocket was launched to study the Earth's highest clouds from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility from Wallops Island, VA. The light came from an artificial noctilucent cloud formed by the exhaust particles of the rocket's fourth stage about 173 miles high. The strange sight caused reports on CNN, AP, Examiner, and a unique report from WFMZ-TV 69 about the Charged Aerosol Release Experiment (CARE). More from Space.com.