San Diego looks up in awe as rocket splits sky over Southern California

What appeared to be a rocket soaring over the Southern California sky Thursday evening piqued the interest of people all over San Diego County.

[{"selector":"#anim-68927dd7-aacf-4f52-a69d-02cc2ce137e9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b4c553f-71b1-4867-ada9-92446d6b079e","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-32dfe043-5a4b-4ac5-b4f8-107f89f893d1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(119.12751%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-319244c1-0c1b-424d-abdc-bf731282e0a3","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

NBC 7 viewers from all over the county sent in video, tagged us in social media posts and called our desk to report the spectacle.

[{"selector":"#anim-01818eda-a1c7-4c24-ad8f-75fb5c65b247 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(36.00576447819032%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-daefe828-450e-4b33-bdee-33c9afe76758","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d55f28c2-3e07-442d-a6b5-9b57b19d4722","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-69c09a61-d0d8-4700-bb97-ca0cffb9018a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(119.12751%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af4992a6-49da-47f5-82c4-9d1b20f206fe","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]