LOS ANGELES: A missile test off the California coast sparked frenzy on social media and spooked residents on Saturday who believed they had just seen a UFO.

The Twitter hashtags #Navy, #comet and #UFO were trending as social media users uploaded videos and pictures of the mysterious bright light illuminating the night skies.

“There’s a UFO in Los Angeles. I’m so excited. I’m so ready,” tweeted Shane Dawson, well known for his YouTube videos. “Los Angeles UFO? It was not a comet. My son saw the Unidentified Flying Object in Hollywood,” tweeted @AnnieJacobsen.

The San Diego Union-Tribune said that the streaking light was visible as far away as Nevada and Arizona and authorities were reportedly flooded with calls.

Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2015

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