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What is the mysterious streak of light in this photo?

Jun 12, 2018, 1:32 PM | Updated: 3:01 pm

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This image was captured showing what appears to be some kind of launch from Whidbey Island, but authorities say there was no launch. (Greg Johnson/Skunk Bay Weather)

(Greg Johnson/Skunk Bay Weather)

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BY DORI MONSON SHOW


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Skunk Bay Weather’s Greg Johnson got a rather unusual photo just before 4 a.m. Sunday morning from the northern Kitsap Peninsula.

As shown by weather blogger Cliff Mass, the night camera captured a streaking light over Whidbey Island that looks not unlike a missile or a rocket.

Are we preparing to launch missiles to North Korea? Have aliens found Whidbey Island?

Dori wants to know — what do you think the mysterious streaking light over Whidbey is? Leave your answer in the comments.

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What is the mysterious streak of light in this photo?