Rockets here launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Ahead of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, people on Merritt Island reported seeing a fireball in the sky.

Some social media users thought the fireball was a satellite reentry from a Chinese upper stage rocket.

For people who live on the Space Coast of Florida, it's not uncommon to .

But a ? That's not as common.

Coincidentally, on Saturday, Nov. 8, during a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch attempt from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, . Social media users posted photos and video online.

Just before 6:20 a.m., FLORIDA TODAY Executive Editor Mara Bellaby spotted a possible satellite breaking apart and streaking across the sky while she was out for a morning jog on

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