<p>The hashtag #aliens trended briefly on Twitter in Los Angeles as a spectacular light show from the launch of a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base spooked social media users on Friday, December 22.</p><p>Social media users from across California, Arizona and Nevada shared accounts of witnessing the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX’s last launch of the year was on a mission to carry an Iridium-4 satellite into orbit.</p><p>Twitter user @yagirltildz captured this footage of the launch from Newport Beach. More reactions from confused Los Angelenos are featured in the date section. Credit: Twitter/yagirltildz via Storyful</p><br />
