According to ABC affiliate KGUN9 in Tucson, AZ, a rocket launch from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico is responsible for the pink cloud.
White Sands spokesperson Cammy Montoya told KGUN9 that a Terrier Black Brant research rocket was launched at 5:30 a.m., and that “The research rocket when it’s launched releases a small quantity of vapor and when the sun starts to come up it reflects on crystallization in vapor reflects that colorful cloud.”
Naturally, some reject this explanation, opting for something more mysterious. Some witnesses have commented on how, while observing the pink cloud, it quickly disappeared.
Although the rocket launch is the likely explanation for the unusual pink cloud, it’s interesting to see a UFO sighting photographed by so many people, and to see media outlets actively investigate the sighting. Hopefully this reaction to UFO sightings continues.
