The colourful fireball was photographed by Florida-based photographer Ben Cooper and shared by SpaceX on Saturday, May 4. SpaceX shared the picture online, where it immediately caught the attention of the company’s devoted fans. The alien object shows a streak of bright blue and deep red flames cutting diagonally across the photo. At the bottom left of the photo is an almost eye-like source of orange fire.

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One SpaceX fan, BasicShape, said on image-hosting site Flickr: “This is some science fiction s*** right here.”

Another person, Roscoe Warren, commented on the photo: “Beautiful shot! Wow.”

But what exactly is this alien-looking fireball? Did SpaceX come across a rogue meteor burning up in the atmosphere?

Or could this perhaps be an alien UFO dashing through our night skies a full speed?

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