The strange white light appeared above the sky in upstate New York on the evening of Aug. 12 People in upstate New York observed an unusual white light that they thought was a UFO in the night’s sky ...

Upstate New York residents were shocked to see a glowing light that appeared in the sky on Tuesday night, August 12.

Upstate New York residents were perplexed by a glowing ethereal light that appeared in the sky on Tuesday night, according to ...

Skywatchters took to social media to speculate on the strange white glow in night sky on Tuesday Aug. 12, 2025. What was it?

In fact, higher-energy light appears cooler. The “soft white” label generally corresponds to 2,700-kelvin light, while “daylight” is usually applied to 5,000-kelvin.

They found 30 white-laced auroras over Rabbit Lake and Lucky Lake in Saskatchewan from 2019 to 2023. All-sky images showed these tendrils of white could span tens to hundreds of kilometers.

Did you notice a strange white spiral in the sky over New Jersey the night of Aug. 12? Here's what it could have been.

The light marks White Shoal, which originally was just 5 feet below the lake surface. A series of lightships marked the shoal prior to completion of the light in 1910.