During a live SpaceX Falcon 9 mission, a strange object zipped by—sparking whispers of a UFO in orbit.

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When Crew Dragons separated from the Falcon 9 rocket 12 minutes into the missions, a small piece of debris from the front of the capsule was seen floating across the screen (circled)

On March 18, 2020 Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which was SpaceX sixth launch of Starlink satellites.

At the moment the first stage coming back to earth an unidentified flying object shoots straight past the rocket.

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Since the object moves upward at high speed while the first stage is on its way back, it indicates that it is likely not a fairing or other part of the rocket.