UFO Sighting Explained in Boston Area (Police pogo stick incident and lost dog case)

📍 Location

📝 Description

The November 4, 2025 sky phenomenon in the Boston area described as a mysterious glowing sky swirl or pinwheel, previously treated as a potential UFO sighting, has been explained as a rocket exhaust plume from Europe's Ariane 6 launch from Kourou, French Guiana. Meteorologists stated that when the rocket vented excess fuel in the upper atmosphere, the resultant vapor freezes into ice crystals, creating a visible spiral that can be seen across parts of New England under the right lighting. This explanation accompanies other local blotter items reported by The Boston Globe, including a pogo-stick lesson in Tewksbury with Guinness World Records holder James Roumeliotis and the return of a lost dog after 46 days in Ohio.

🔍 Circumstances

Observations across the New England region on November 4, 2025 of a glowing spiral in the sky led to UFO-sighting speculation. Officials and meteorologists attributed the display to the exhaust plume from an Ariane 6 rocket launch from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. The plume formed as vented fuel crystallized in the upper atmosphere and was illuminated by sunlight. The blotter context around the sighting also included unrelated local items such as a pogo-stick demonstration in Tewksbury and the rescue/return of a dog that had been missing for 46 days in Ohio.

👤 Physical Description

A luminous, spiral/pinwheel-shaped swirl in the night sky, described as a glowing sky swirl or UFO-like phenomenon.

ℹ️ Additional Details

Other blotter items in the same Boston Globe feature included: a pogo-stick lesson with James Roumeliotis in Tewksbury, highlighting his Guinness World Records; the recovery of a lost dog after 46 days, named Lady, whose family lived in Ohio and who had been missing since Sept. 8 in the Sturbridge area (found after Missing Dogs Massachusetts tracked and assisted returning the dog); the dog had lost weight but was recovered and examined by a veterinarian.

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