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China: Satellite Launch Illuminates Xi’an Sky

This is the breathtaking moment that a mysterious streak lit up the night sky, leaving a bright, long-tailed trail visible to local residents. On June 6, 2025, in Xi’an, Shaanxi, local residents captured video footage of an unidentified flying object slanting upward from the left horizon, trailing a luminous plume across the night sky. The streak appeared almost ethereal, expanded briefly, and then faded, captivating onlookers below. According to a report by People’s Daily, the remarkable light display had been caused by China’s successful launch of the Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Internet “04 group” from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The video ended with the glowing tail dissipating into the dark sky, leaving only faint wisps as the rocket continued its journey into orbit.

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China: Mysterious Glowing Object Falls From Sky In Qionghai

On the night of October 15, 2024, in Qionghai, located in southern China’s Hainan province, a strange, glowing orange object was spotted falling rapidly from the sky through thick clouds. The object appeared briefly and then vanished, seemingly dropping like a ball. Speculation has given rise to various theories: some believe it was a meteor, others suggest a rocket, and some even suspect an unidentified flying object (UFO). A few speculated it might have been a sky lantern, but its speed left observers puzzled.

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(SpotNews)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CAR EXPLOSION

(240724) -- MOSCOW, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Security personnel gather near the scene of a car explosion in Moscow, Russian, July 24, 2024. Two people were injured in a car explosion in Moscow, local media reported on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by the detonation of an unidentified object in a car parked in the courtyard of a residential building in northern Moscow, Russia's TASS News Agency quoted spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk as saying. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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(SpotNews)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CAR EXPLOSION

(240724) -- MOSCOW, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Security personnel gather near the scene of a car explosion in Moscow, Russian, July 24, 2024. Two people were injured in a car explosion in Moscow, local media reported on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by the detonation of an unidentified object in a car parked in the courtyard of a residential building in northern Moscow, Russia's TASS News Agency quoted spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk as saying. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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(SpotNews)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CAR EXPLOSION

(240724) -- MOSCOW, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Security personnel gather near the scene of a car explosion in Moscow, Russian, July 24, 2024. Two people were injured in a car explosion in Moscow, local media reported on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by the detonation of an unidentified object in a car parked in the courtyard of a residential building in northern Moscow, Russia's TASS News Agency quoted spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk as saying. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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(SpotNews)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CAR EXPLOSION

(240724) -- MOSCOW, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Security personnel gather near the scene of a car explosion in Moscow, Russian, July 24, 2024. Two people were injured in a car explosion in Moscow, local media reported on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by the detonation of an unidentified object in a car parked in the courtyard of a residential building in northern Moscow, Russia's TASS News Agency quoted spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk as saying. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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US: Sightings Of Mysterious Blurry White Light Reported Across Arizona, California

Sightings of mysterious blurry white light were reported in several cities across Arizona and California on Thursday, May 2.

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US: Sightings Of Mysterious Blurry White Light Reported Across Arizona, California 2

Sightings of mysterious blurry white light were reported in several cities across Arizona and California on Thursday, May 2.

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China: “UFO” Over Heilongjiang Captured On Camera

This footage shows a blazing object streaking and breaking apart across the night sky over China's Heilongjiang Province on March 25. According to media reports, residents in several cities in the Heilongjiang Province including Yichun and Heihe witnessed the "UFO" at around 6:30 p.m. In an interview, the Astronomical Society of Heilongjiang Province said that the trajectory of the flying object is different to that of a meteorite or comet. The object might be a part of a man-made spacecraft that fell back to Earth after being affected by recent geomagnetic storms.

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Man held outside Japanese Embassy in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A man throws an unidentified object into the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, on July 1, 2014, in his apparent attempt to protest Japan's Cabinet approval on allowing the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.

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93 injured after ferry apparently collides with whale

IBUSUKI, Japan - Firefighters carry an injured passenger from the high-speed ferry Toppy-4 at a port in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 9. A total of 93 people were injured after the ferry collided with an unidentified object, possibly a whale, in waters off the prefecture.

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(2)Passengers arrive in Japan after ship accident in S. Korea

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Japanese woman injured in an accident involving a South Korea ferry that became waterlogged after hitting an unidentified object returns to Fukuoka on April 30. Eighteen passengers and a crew member were injured in the April 29 incident.

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(1)Passengers arrive in Japan after ship accident in S. Korea

FUKUOKA, Japan - One of Japanese passengers tells of the accident involving a South Korean ferry that became waterlogged after hitting an unidentified object on returning to Fukuoka on April 30. Eighteen passengers and a crew member were injured in the April 29 incident.

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(2)Passengers arrive in Japan after ship accident in S. Korea

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Japanese woman injured in an accident involving a South Korea ferry that became waterlogged after hitting an unidentified object returns to Fukuoka on April 30. Eighteen passengers and a crew member were injured in the April 29 incident. (Kyodo)

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(1)Passengers arrive in Japan after ship accident in S. Korea

FUKUOKA, Japan - One of Japanese passengers tells of the accident involving a South Korean ferry that became waterlogged after hitting an unidentified object on returning to Fukuoka on April 30. Eighteen passengers and a crew member were injured in the April 29 incident. (Kyodo)

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93 injured after ferry apparently collides with whale

IBUSUKI, Japan - Firefighters carry an injured passenger from the high-speed ferry Toppy-4 at a port in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 9. A total of 93 people were injured after the ferry collided with an unidentified object, possibly a whale, in waters off the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Coast guard sonar finds object same length as sunken ship

TOKYO, Japan - Crew members of Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Izu prepare a remote-controlled underwater TV camera on Feb. 26 to probe an object detected in the East China Sea. The object, found on the seabed by a floating sonar device, is about the same length as the unidentified ship that sank there last December after exchanging fire with Japanese patrol ships. The photo was provided by the coast guard.

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Balloon-like object spotted in skies above Sendai

Photo taken on June 17, 2020, shows an unidentified white balloon-like object spotted in skies above Sendai, northeastern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency's Sendai office confirmed that it was not an item flown by the agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo