Watch: 'UFO' spotted in Australian skies identified as Chinese rocket

In Australia, social media buzzed with footage of UFO sightings over Queensland and northern New South Wales. However, experts clarified that the sightings were actually of a Chinese rocket passing over the region on 30 July. Professor Jonti Horner linked the sightings to a Long March 8A rocket launch from Hainan, used to deploy satellites for China's state-owned internet network into orbit. The phenomenon garnered attention on social media before being identified.