Vike Factor Note: I am sure this will be the cause of a number of sightings that may come in. Just a heads up.
Midnight Rocket Plumes: On Tuesday, March 27th, between midnight and 3 am EDT, NASA plans a rapid-fire launch of five sounding rockets from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
The rockets will deliver a chemical tracer to the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere, forming milky white plumes that reveal high-speed winds at the edge of space.
The display should be visible to the naked eye from coastal areas between South Carolina and New Jersey.
To read the entire article: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/missions/atrex-nightlight.html
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