Those Lights in the Sky? Just Chinese Spacecraft Debris Burning Up on Re-entry

The Shenzhou 15 launched in November 2022, carrying three astronauts to the Chinese space station Tiangong.

The Long March-2F rocket, carrying the Shenzhou 14 spacecraft and three astronauts, takes off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for a mission to build China's space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, June 5, 2022. The Shenzhou 15 launched the following November. Reuters

After mysterious light streaks were seen during the early hours of April 2 across the Southern California sky, sparking various speculations, the U.S. Space Command confirmed April 3 they were debris from a Chinese spacecraft that launched three astronauts in 2022.

The “fireball” seen was the flaming debris of Shenzhou 15 as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to Fox News.