A mysterious light dashing across the skies over California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Colorado Wednesday night caused a buzz on social media.
But it was a Chinese CZ-7 rocket that re-entered the atmosphere at 9:36 p.m. near California.

Here the best videos:
Full video of meteor-like event @BadAstronomer pic.twitter.com/q37UzRZKpa
— Matt Holt (@mholt6) July 28, 2016
WOW! I just happened to be at the right place w/ my photographer to capture this in the sky over #WJ @KSL5TV pic.twitter.com/gp2giBIplX
— Nicole Vowell (@NicoleVowellKSL) July 28, 2016
Stunning video of the meteor-like event over Western US, from California, by @iaminorman https://t.co/rScKGMHOmv pic.twitter.com/qcztUPLdQy
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 28, 2016
If it wasn’t for #PokemonGo we wouldn’t have seen this #meteor falling. Just left a Pokestop when we noticed it. pic.twitter.com/ZgxFoqAi2J
— Pam (@Zero0oFox) July 28, 2016
RT MichaelParkerLA: Space junk? #Meteor breakup over CA and Nevada tonight https://t.co/RC3LVw3Ftk video credit: Nick Johnson
— Miriama Tangihaere (@MoaDinornis) July 28, 2016
Spectacular meteor-like event spotted during the night across Western US https://t.co/nggIXG8vCC pic.twitter.com/RAJz81Zl93
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 28, 2016

What people were seeing was a Chinese rocket re-entering the atmosphere. But what a spectacle!