UFO spotted? strange light appears in West Bengal sky leave people amazed: Watch video
By Team Newsable | First Published Dec 16, 2022, 7:06 PM ISTThe sudden appearance of the strange light triggered panic among people and most of them questioned whether "it was an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)?"
After a mysterious light was spotted in the sky for around five minutes over several parts of West Bengal, many people's imaginations sprung to the alien end of the spectrum. This light was visible in Bishnupur, Kirnahar, Ghatal, and Murshidabad at around 5:47 pm on Thursday.
The sudden appearance of the strange light triggered panic among people and most of them questioned whether "it was an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)?"
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Later it was divulged that the illumination in the sky resulted from the recent night trials of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Agni-V, in the Bay of Bengal.
On Thursday, India successfully conducted night trials of the Agni-V nuclear-capable ballistic missile. It is reportedly said that the missile can reach targets beyond 5000 kilometres and is critical to India's self-defence capabilities. The launch was carried out at 5:30 pm from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
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However, social media sites were abuzz with discussions on 'mysterious light across the Kolkata skies'. Here's how the netizens reacted:
An mysterious light appears on Kolkata sky. Any idea what is this? pic.twitter.com/WHjksFazoT
— Vinay Modgil (@Modgil_PGIMER)
The mysterious light was visible in the Kolkata sky on Thursday evening for about five minutes. Speculations over the light are rife on social media as it is not yet know where the light came from...💫🌚🫥 pic.twitter.com/9QciWGtg0x
— Afreen 💙🌸 | DReam Tour Era🫶 (@Afreen__drdz)
Just saw this up in the sky. Location , South direction. Is this a comet? As soon i took the video it faded. It was super fast though. pic.twitter.com/bUcFsOxgLY
— SATWIK (@iSatwik)
Mysterious light in the sky, it had been seen from several places in Kolkata😮 pic.twitter.com/igH5W3NFxJ
— ᴀɪsʜᴡᴀʀɪ🌻𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕤 𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣❥ (@Aishwari_Dutta)
Just Witnessed Agni V Missile In The Sky Of Kolkata Launched From Kalam Island Odisha. pic.twitter.com/15qjwhYSnB
— Ravi Mishra (@G33kBoyRavi)
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