‘Meteor’ Spotted Over Los Angeles Turns out to Be Stunt for Supermoon

The "Supermoon" rises over the Rio de la Plata as seen from Buenos Aires on Feb. 19, 2019. Alejandro Pagni/AFP/Getty Images

A streak of light was spotted over downtown Los Angeles on the night of March 20, but it wasn’t a meteor or a missile.

The Los Angeles Police Department wrote: “PSA: A meteor did not crash into Downtown Los Angeles, and no, it’s not an alien invasion…just a film shoot.”