On February 19, 2025, in Dresden, Germany, @SvensSpielbude shared a video of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris burning up in the sky. In the video, the author spotted a bright fireball illuminating the skies of Dresden as the rocket re-entered Earth’s atmosphere.

Burning debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up the skies over multiple cities in Germany early on Wednesday, February 19. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@SvensSpielbude via Spectee”.

Mysterious flashing lights in the sky caused alarm across Germany on Tuesday night, with authorities confirming that a rocket used by US space company SpaceX was the cause.